Christian Meditation

BeCompassionateNL is dedicated to work towards peaceful, Truth and Reconciliation at this time. 

I love living in a multicultural society. I support an inclusive, secular approach to living. As a Christian and a Roman Catholic, I acknowledge and personally apologize for the many  horrific acts of abuse, cruelty, and violence carried out by some of my co-religionists. Specifically I found learning of  the Doctrine of Discovery very recently was deeply troubling.  I have cried reading eye witness reports of the brutality and inhumanity of “Christian” colonizers, dominators, slave-traders and war-mongers. 

Learning of the many heinously abusive, cruel and violent acts that have been carried out by our  co-religionists is a heavy load to carry. This has led me and many others  at times to feel great anguish, despair, and desolation. My current understanding of the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition is that God is Mercy and Love Incarnate. I believe we are called by compassion to examine our consciences and to work as best we can to oppose any justification of abuse, cruelty, elitism, exclusion, gender bias, harsh judgment, misogyny, racism and violence within our communities and towards all conscious life forms and our living planet.

I believe that as a Catholic and a Christian I am called to work to prevent the destruction of the natural world and to refrain from abuse and cruelty to animals, birds, fish and trees. I believe Christians are called by the Universal Christ to practice inclusion and restraint and to cultivate compassion and kindness for ourselves, our neighbours, and all Creation. I am inspired by Spiritual Leaders whose answer to unwise human attitudes, behaviours, and metaphors is to change, to be better, and to do better. As an imperfect human, I wish to avoid judging others ,whilst protecting my own warm heart and to  do all I can to recognize and protect all those who are vulnerable. I especially wish to be a strong ally to Indigenous and Métis people,  to vulnerable minorities  and  for all the conscious beings who  depend on us as human beings for care and nurture.