Skating the edge of the political pond, again

Politics is *not* my topic here chez Urban Druid, but I feel compelled to pass on this meme from Diana L. Paxson.  It’s both pagan and non-partisan, and seasonally appropriate all round.

As you call on the ancestors this Samhain, pay some extra attention to our American heroes and heroines, who fought for liberty and justice [...]

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To do good deeds and repair the world

The Velveteen Rabbi points today toward a splendid prayer before voting from Reb David Seidenberg.  These words in particular caught my Druid eye:
Just as I participated in elections today
so may I merit to do good deeds and repair the world with all my actions,
and with the act of…[fill in your pledge] which I pledge to [...]

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