"I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want. - Muhammad Ali
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KEEPING THE FAITH: RANDOM PRAYERS "ON THE DOWNLOAD"
DEAR GOD: Sometimes anger seems so near to the surface of my life. An unwelcome word, the remembrance of a past hurt, a disappointment I had not expected can make my emotions swirl with the force of a small cyclone. Sometimes my heart feels hot, my nerves feel edgy, my mind feels like lit dynamite. And sometimes, I just turn silent, go inward, cut myself off from anything and anyone that could ease the throbbing inside. I hold on to my anger, as if to let it go would render the reason for my anger meaningless. I pray that your great love will burn away my anger and leave me settled in the cool breeze of your presence. Help me let go, not only of the anger, but of what made me angry in the first place. Let me breathe deep the wonder and peace of love. Amen.
"Mommy, can I go to Timmy's blog and play?"
3 comments:
Keith, what's the date of this quote? Was this from the "young" Ali or the "old" Ali? This man's perspective on many things changed dramatically as his career progressed. (And as America progressed!) I'd be interested to know when he came to this realization.
That was the young Ali, circa 1965!
Man. I have so much admiration for Muhammad Ali, it's a crying shame that I will never get the opportunity to express face-to-face.
As much as an important figure in the civil rights movement, if you ask me.
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