AgapeAgape Community CommunityAgape Community 2062 Greenwich Road 2062 Greenwich2062 GreenwichWare, Road MA Road 01082-9309 PRSRTPRSRT STD STD Ware, Ware,MA 01082-9309 [email protected] 01082-9309 U. S. POSTAGEU. S. POSTAGE 413-967-9369413-967-9369www.agapecomminuty.org P A I DP A I D [email protected]@agapecommunity.org PALMER,WARE,WARE, MA MA MA www.agapecommunity.orgwww.agapecommunity.org PermitPermit No.Permit No. 204 4 No. 4 VolumeVolume 22Volume No. 22 2 No.28, Summer No. 2 Summer 2 – 2013 SPRING 2013 2019 TheThe Answer Answer is Blowin’is Blowin’ in inthe the Wind Wind To Silenceby Braytonby aBrayton ShanleyDivine Shanley Voice? by Brayton Shanley wake up to a power greater than ourselves. n December 2016, I spent some time at Crucifying the Sacred y daughter’sy daughter’s bumper bumper sticker sticker Standing Rock, in North Dakota. 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Roberts Kirk Offhand, I do not ever remember a livable and certainly my children will not D. Roberts Kirk bio-systems of our sacred planet, we cru- the environmentthe environment thrives. thrives. let’s “looklet’s at “look your at own your life” own message life” message coming coming survive. And I saw no adults doing any- cify the cosmic Christ who is present in all I attendedI attended my first my protestfirst protest at the at the from the speakers at the 20 odd protests I thing to respond. It was like we were ig- from thecreation. speakers at the 20 odd protests I WashingtonWashington Monument Monument Mall inMall 1969, in 1969, noring a world war that was happening all have attendedhave attendedOur in Washingtonfrantic in Washington race over tothe over pastruin the 45 inpast this45 100,000 strong in student opposition to 100,000around strong us.” in student opposition to years. 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