February 7, Journey and Justice

 Word for the day:  Journey!  Heading home from Denver to Spokane.  Spent time with 2 sisters and brother in law.   An altitude sickness from climbing 14,000 feet to the top of Pikes Peak was not fun.  But I learned that garlic and cloves are good alternatives.  Garlic helps with nausea, dizziness and increase in blood flow.  Cloves help oxygen move more efficiently. It certainly seemed to help.  

                     The world at 14,000 feet. 


     My Camino friends, Jane and Ann in Denver

Reading “The Universe bends toward Justice” by Obery Hendricks.  From the gospels, including the beatitudes; to many Old Testament prophets: they all shout out for preferential option for the poor. 

Leviticus 25 clearly discussed righting wrongs with his Jubilee year, where debts are forgiven and people can start fresh!  Deuteronomy 15 calls for the freeing of slaves, and debts cancelled after 7 years.  Amos, Micah, Isaiah, and Jeremiah all cite the importance of removing inequities.  “The primary concern of the prophets was mishpat, JUSTICE.  

One quote which was especially poignant was from John Kenneth Galbraith: “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy: that is, the search for a moral justification for selfishness.”

                           

      The  $10 million cogwheel train to Pike’s Peak

            A solitary bike on the Spokane River. 

A perfect example of the injustice in transportation!

Jeez Louise! 🚴🏽‍♂️ 🪷🚵‍♀️







                        


          



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