Feast of the Holy Innocents Faith and Resistance Retreat December 2006

at the Pentagon and at the White House

New Year Resolutions:

Be It Resolved that We,
People of Kindom,
Followers of the Prince of Peace
and Lovers of Creation
Gather this Morning
to Proclaim
our New Year's Resolutions:

We resolve to:

1. Love our enemies.
2. End War.
3. Respect the dignity of all beings.
4. Feed the Hungry.
5. Care for the Sick.
6. Clothe the naked.
7. Free the prisoners, Liberate the captives.
8, Welcome the stranger and the immigrant .
9. Shelter the Homeless.
10. Protect and Restore the Earth.
11.Restore Hope.
12. Speak Truth to Power.
13. Resist Evil.
14. Choose Community over Chaos.
15. Build a nonviolent world for our children
16. End the barbaric practice of torturing people.
17. Use our resources for human needs.
18. Restore Habeas Corpus and Due Process.
19. Disband the Military, Close the Pentagon.
20. Build Bridges instead of Walls.
21. Chose the Rule of Love over the Rule of Law.
22. Beat Swords into Plowshares, Spears into Pruning Hooks, Study War No More.