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Janeiro 21, 2009

Invocação por Obama

Miguel Marujo

Let us pray.

Almighty God, our Father, everything we see and everything we can’t see exists because of you alone. It all comes from you. It all belongs to you. It all exists for your glory.

History is your story. The Scripture tells us, “Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God. The Lord is One.” And you are the compassionate and merciful one. And you are loving to everyone you have made.

Now, today, we rejoice not only in America’s peaceful transfer of power for the 44th time. We celebrate a hingepoint of history with the inauguration of our first African American president of the United States. We are so grateful to live in this land, a land of unequaled possibility, where the son of an African immigrant can rise to the highest level of our leadership. And we know today that Dr. King and a great cloud of witnesses are shouting in heaven.Give to our new President, Barack Obama, the wisdom to lead us with humility, the courage to lead us with integrity, the compassion to lead us with generosity. Bless and protect him, his family, Vice President Biden, the cabinet, and every one of our freely elected leaders.

Help us, O God, to remember that we are Americans, united not by race, or religion, or blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all. When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us. When we presume that our greatness and our prosperity is ours alone, forgive us. When we fail to treat our fellow human beings and all the earth with the respect that they deserve, forgive us. And as we face these difficult days ahead, may we have a new birth of clarity in our aims, responsibility in our actions, humility in our approaches, and civility in our attitudes, even when we differ.

Help us to share, to serve and to seek the common good of all. May all people of good will today join together to work for a more just, a more healthy and a more prosperous nation and a peaceful planet. And may we never forget that one day all nations and all people will stand accountable before you. We now commit our new president and his wife, Michelle and his daughters, Malia and Sasha, into your loving care.

I humbly ask this in the name of the one who changed my life, Yeshua, Isa, Jesus [Spanish pronunciation], Jesus, who taught us to pray:

“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”

 

[via religionline]

Janeiro 20, 2009

One sunny day

Miguel Marujo

One sunny day in January, 2009 an old man approached the White House from Across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench
He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President Bush."
The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here."
The old man said, "Okay", and walked away.
The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President Bush."
The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here."
The man thanked him and, again, just walked away.
The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U.S. Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with President Bush."
The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Bush. I've told you already that Mr. Bush is no longer the president and no longer resides here. Don't you understand?"
The old man looked at the Marine and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."
The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow, Sir".

Janeiro 17, 2009

Gaivotas em terra, tempestade no mar: I'm older now

Miguel Marujo

 

I use to be swinging the girls ’cross the floor
And I use to be a lover like no one before
And all the girls whispered and giggled and blushed when I passed
But I know it’s true that good things never last
Cause I’m older now, much older than I was, when I was young

 

[Jay-Jay Johanson canta e Hugo Pratt ilustra a chegada dos 37.]

 

 


[música em lo-fi]

Janeiro 16, 2009

Caracteres

Miguel Marujo

Todos os dias despejamos caracteres frios sobre despedidos, despedimentos, falências, precariedade. Os jornalistas só se atrapalham no teclado quando lhes bate à porta. A meu lado, hoje era um dia difícil. Haverá sempre dias difíceis quando vejo um companheiro sofrer na pele aquilo que já me tocou em tempos. O desemprego não é uma estatística do INE que sai em título. Tem rostos.

Janeiro 15, 2009

Os excessos da imaginação

Miguel Marujo

«Sempre que se fala de “falências” e “insolvências”, eu imagino donos de empresas, accionistas, gestores, a devolverem os carros de serviço, a fazerem contas à vida, a venderem as casa da Comporta e do Algarve, e a reunirem a família para repensar o orçamento e fazer face à crise. Ou seja, nas minhas reminiscências esquerdelhas, eu imagino que, uma vez falhado o modelo de negócio, o patrão desça ao patamar do operário. E chego a sentir aquele aperto ligeiro no coração.

... Mas depois acordo e vejo o ex-gestor, o ex-presidente, o ex- qualquer coisa, conduzindo o seu Mercedes a caminho do restaurante à beira-rio onde decidirá de que forma vai recomeçar a partir do ponto onde antes encerrou – ou seja, bem acima do zero -, ou o que poderá fazer pelo Partido que no passado o apoiou. Penalização? Nenhuma. Carreira? Sempre a subir.

E então dou razão ao Pedro Mexia: “Achei que o mundo era complexo e afinal é bastante simples. Há instintos, interesses, desejos e lógicas de classe. Não há mais nada”.

E não havendo mais nada, tudo o resto é imaginação. E injustiça.» [Pedro Rolo Duarte]

Janeiro 14, 2009

Os extremos tocam-se

Miguel Marujo

Aos disparates de Policarpo, há sempre quem não queira ficar atrás - do lado oposto. Escreve Pedro Sales, no Arrastão: «Eu também acho que as mulheres católicas devem pensar duas vezes antes de casar. Seja com muçulmanos ou com os mui católicos e devotos portugueses de gema, barriguinha e bigode incluído, que, só no ano passado, mataram 43 das suas mulheres e fazem de Portugal o triste recordista de casos de violência doméstica na Europa.» Ficamos todos a saber que os assassinos são todos católicos. Palavra de bloquista.