Jan 28
RETHINK TECHNOLOGY;
A MEDITATION ON THE GOSPEL OF ST. MATTHEW, CHAP 25
~Thomas Mahon~
“And I will say to you, Come, enter the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
“For I was hungry and you farmers fed me;
thirsty, and you well diggers provided for me;
naked, and you weavers and tailors clothed me;
homeless, and you carpenters and bricklayers sheltered me.
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“I was unlettered, and you teachers instructed me;
sick, and you physicians healed me;
a victim of injustice, and you attorneys defended me;
alone, and you telecom engineers gave me the grid, the dial tone and the web;
depressed, and you pharmacologists formulated antidepressants for me;
in despair, and you poets and novelists gave me a reason to believe again.
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“And you will say, ‘When did we ever see you in such a wretched state?’ I solemnly assure you, when you use your tools and talents to attend to the lowliest it is made manifest in the glory of the highest. As below, so above.”
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Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of the Silicon Valley Bay Area, noticed the Latin word for prayer (ora) is contained in the Latin word for work (labora).
© 2022 Thomas Mahon
