September The First

PROTECT us all from hating each other and
Grant us guidance to do our best.
Lead us to other places where hateful messages
Are not tolerated.
Open our mind to lessons in peace and justice and tolerance.

-- by the blog author
Evelyn Uberti listening to Father Leonard Feeney preach his fanatical message of hate. Location, Boston, Mass., US. Photo taken September 1952 by Lisa Larsen.