<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: rgb(231, 111, 81); font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 2.5em; text-transform: uppercase; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">THE BELOVED COMMUNITY</span><div>Author unknown</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">I see a world of people from every land.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">People from every race and culture standing hand in hand.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">We are a part of one family. Each person is a sister and brother.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Since we are bound together, let us support each other.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">As the human family, let us walk together in unity.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Together, we can make the world a beloved community.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Acts of hatred and cruelty tears at each person’s heart.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">These acts shatters lives and break the human family apart.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Some in the family suffer many hardships and despair.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">They need support and to feel from the family love and care.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">May the desire for peace and healing bring us together in unity.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">When we show justice and compassion, we build the beloved community.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">I dream of a world where hatred and injustice fade away.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">This is a world where peace shines upon all its bright ray.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">May there be a time when conflicts are no longer settled by war.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">This is a world where love, peace and justice reign forevermore.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">My dream is for a world where people are treated with dignity.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">And can use their gifts to build the beloved community.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Treat others fairly and try to live with them in harmony.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Have patience with others, no matter how difficult it might be.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you desire to see a better world, it starts with you.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Don’t grumble about how bad things are. Get busy! There is much to do.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Be a person who brings positive change and works for peace and unity.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">You can help to transform the world into a beloved community.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">May the day come when love flows down like a mighty stream.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">And the bright light of brotherhood shines its bright beam.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">That will be the day when people will come together from every land and race.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">They will stand together and as one people, praise God for his grace.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">On that day, they will come together in love and unity.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">They will put away all conflicts and come together as a beloved community.</span></div><div><br></div>————————————————-<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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