I have a friend in Evansville, F&N. She calls it "the steamy toe of Indiana".

What a lovely start to the opener today, Scout! I'm leading a discussion at Meeting this Sunday about the ordinary things we do every day to promote peace. Saying "hello" with a warm smile to people we don't even know is one of the biggies.

The photo of the Holocaust Memorial was so moving. I can imagine what it would be like in person. When I went to the Holocaust Memorial in Boston I had to go through it twice. I was so overwhelmed the first time I forgot to take pictures. Both Memorials convey the numbing depersonalization of the victims. In Boston, six tall plexiglas spires are inscribed with six million serial numbers in tiny print. The blank tombs in the Berlin memorial affect me the same way as the blur of digits.

I can't help but wonder: how many more generations will pass before we are ready to create such a memorial for the millions of victims of the Vietnam War?

Steve
Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love,
to respect and be kind to one another,
so that we may grow with peace in mind.
(Native American prayer)