My Moravian Daily Text for today:
Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces. [Isaiah 25:8]
Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. [Romans 12:12]
 
Creator God, this good world has seen much suffering and your people have endured much pain. Come and bless the people of [Burma, Zimbabwe, Darfur] now [...]

So, as the protests have continued those Burmese troops have fired and baton-charged into the crowd. Reports say there are up to 8 people dead, and many monks injured.
There have been lots of arrests, including raids on several monasteries last night.
Yet this morning it is reported that, despite few monks being present, hundreds if not [...]

I don’t know that much about Buddhism, but at the moment I have a lot of respect for some of its practitioners…
 
The news in the last few days has been full of reports of the protests by Buddhist monks in Burma against the repressive military regime there. The protests have been entirely peaceful, disciplined and [...]