For the Inauguration of President George W. Bush,
in the spirit of ecumenical prayer, we bring two
chapters from sacred books of world religion:


In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee,
       thou false tongue?
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

              Psalm 120 (the first Psalm of Ascent) from the Holy Bible


Powerful men are well advised not to use violence,
For violence has a habit of returning;
Thorns and weeds grow wherever an army goes,
And lean years follow a great war.

A general is well advised
To achieve nothing more than his orders:
Not to take advantage of his victory.
Nor to glory, boast or pride himself;
To do what is dictated by necessity,
But not by choice.

For even the strongest force will weaken with time,
And then its violence will return, and kill it.

                      Poem 30 from the Tao Te Ching


From Donald, remembering we revere the Prince of Peace
more than any man of worldly power.

"Fear and greed are stronger than any army."  So is love.


... Humanity cannot survive without love, compassion and tolerance.-Dalai Lama

--- PPoint 3.01