Opening Distant Voices“Those with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense” (Pr 19.11, NRSV)“Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves” (James 4.1, The Message)“I propose to finish my course without ever, even for one moment, engaging in partisan strife...
