Saint John's Abbey

View Original

Fr. Don's Daily Reflection

Psalm 62: “In you alone is my soul at rest. My help comes from you.”

In Memory of George Floyd

Words of Martin Luther King

 “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”

Psalm 27: “I believe I shall see the Lord’s goodness / in the land of the living.

Wait for the Lord; be strong; / be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord!”

— Don Talafous OSB
dtalafous@csbsju.edu

Saint John’s Abbey
Saint John’s University