"Death of Yaweh" © 2008 by Richard Welker (This pre-2009 geometric watercolor, one of my earliest attempts to paint what I was feeling, foretells the transformation of my own image of God)There are nights when I awaken at 3:00 am full of anxiety and concern about what is happening to us. Can we even survive the ordeal we are engaged in and what we should do?A few nights ago, after lying in bed wide awake and barely breathing, I felt a strong urge to get up and do a personal journey to ...
I Am Another Yourself
Path To The HeartThese days I wake up in the dark, nightmares of people gone mad, throwing dogs and cats into bonfires, proclaiming murder the will of God. When I was a kid I played a game:“The Mormons are coming, the Mormons are coming!”My sisters screamed in terror, fled the room.I wasn’t kidding. When the Taliban blew up Buddhascarved into the sides of mountains,we said they were barbarians. What about fracking pads in Chaco Canyon? The ancient forests ...
The Great Awakening
I’ve been making phone calls lately, encouraging people here in New Mexico, USA to vote, especially for candidates who support policies on public lands that encourage the growth of renewable energy and who understand that climate change is the existential crisis of our time or any time.I’ve also been struck by how all over the world, youth are coming forward to challenge and even sue governments for violating their right to having a future at all. I refer of course to the now ...