This can be a abstract of the earlier week’s every day meditations. Some are written by Matthew Fox (MF) and a few are written by his colleague, Gianluigi Gugliermetto. (GG) You possibly can click on on any title to view the DM in its entirety. Additionally, do not forget that every Monday DM continues to incorporate a video educating by Matthew Fox. Thanks on your loyal readership.
Could 18, 2026: crimson Shuttlesworth: Civil Rights & Eco-Justice Visionary & Activist (MF)
AS SCOTUS seeks to pull America again to Jim Crow instances, it feels becoming to honor a number of the leaders of the Civil Rights Motion. One such chief was Fred Shuttlesworth. It was he who satisfied Dr. Martin Luther King to fill the jails with younger individuals, arguing that the adults needed to get again to work. He was jailed 36 instances; he was overwhelmed by the Klan 3 times with chains; his 8- and 10-year-old kids have been arrested by sheriff Bull Connor; his dwelling was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan. When Matthew as soon as requested him: “The place did you get your braveness?” He replied: “You possibly can name it braveness; I name it belief. After they blew up my dwelling and I walked out okay, I knew they might not kill me. Perhaps my physique, however not my spirit. And never the motion. And I trusted God was overseeing issues.”
Could 19, 2026: The Knowledge of Fred Shuttlesworth, continued…& Lies from SCOTUS (MF)
Fred Shuttlesworth invited Matthew to dialogue with him on “Racism and Ecology” in Could 2004 in Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, 72% black and 98% poor, was essentially the most polluted county within the nation. Sadly, the poor bear the brunt of environmental injustice greater than another group, not solely in America, however around the globe. In 2019, on what would have been Fred Shuttleworth’s 93rd birthday, the Birmingham Actual-Time Information revealed an article on “9 memorable quotes from the civil rights legend.” Listed here are two: 1)It’s a must to be ready to die earlier than you could be ready to stay. 2) Confrontation isn’t unhealthy. Goodness is meant to confront evil. In the meantime, now, in 2026, there’s a motion to question Justice Samuel Alito as a result of “new proof exhibits” that he “lied in his ruling to intestine the Voting Rights Act.” Analysis by The Guardian reveals that he copied “nearly verbatim” a Trump administration declare that “the type of discrimination that after made the Voting Rights Act mandatory not exists.”*
Could 20, 2026: Respiration – half 3 (GG)
(Please word: Respiration – components 1 and 2 – have been revealed two weeks in the past. In case you’d like, you may learn them HERE and HERE.) James Reho, creator of Tantric Jesus: The Erotic Coronary heart of Early Christianity, elaborates superbly on the respiration methods of Christian Orthodox monks. He underlines particularly the connection of such methods with the “Jesus Prayer” and highlights the similarities with Tantrism. St. Gregory of Sinai (14th century) teaches what Reho calls the straightforward yoking of breath with the Jesus Prayer, which opens up a whole new area of energy for the mantra. St. Gregory suggested us to mentally say the fundamental type of the prayer many instances over: the primary half “Lord Jesus Christ” whereas inhaling, the second half “Have mercy on me” whereas exhaling. The purpose of the coupling of the Jesus Prayer with respiration is to succeed in a state of bliss, which Reho, as a tantric practicioner, says is similar to the union of Shiva and Shakti.
Could 21, 2026: Stephen Colbert’s Firing, the Demise of Laughter on the Fingers of Tyrants (MF)
At the moment is Stephen Colbert’s final day internet hosting The Late Present. Humor and satire are so necessary for religious survival, particularly in a time of rising authoritarianism. Laughing on the emperor with no garments is a part of each resistance and survival. Colbert didn’t select to stop. He leaves as a result of Paramount, CBS’s proprietor, sought a profitable merger and Trump had filed a frivolous lawsuit towards CBS’ “60 Minutes” program. Paramount might have simply gained the lawsuit, however as a substitute supplied Trump $16 million. Colbert dared to name it on air what it was—“a giant fats bribe.” A couple of days later, Colbert was fired. A society that censures its artists, together with jesters who poke enjoyable on the highly effective, is slipping past democracy.
Could 22, 2026: Hope for Palestine – Hope for Humanity (GG)
In the previous few days we’ve seen a couple of much-needed indicators of hope concerning Palestine. The ban imposed by the U.S. on Francesca Albanese, particular rapporteur for Palestine, has been lifted; the worldwide court docket at The Hague has indicted Israeli minister Ben Gvir and different Israelis, along with Nethanyau, for crimes towards humanity; the European governments as an entire are lastly outraged on the Israeli authorities after dozens of their residents belonging to the Sumud Flotilla have been kidnapped by Israel in worldwide waters. Sadly, there may be additionally continued horror. The Knesset (Israeli Parliament) has authorized the demise penalty for terrorists, which might presumably apply to all detained Palestinians, who’re at present labeled as such. And the federal government of Italy has refused to use financial sanctions towards Israel. GG typically thinks concerning the place of Israeli historian Ilan Pappé, who has predicted the demise of the state of Israel over the course of some years, possibly 20 years, and as a substitute, the start of a multicultural, multireligious actual democracy.
Could 23, 2026: Seven Steps to Untap Our Creativity (GG)
As we regularly say in these Meditations, tapping into creativity is very necessary in instances of crises corresponding to ours. In his ebook Creativity: The place the Divine and the Human Meet, Matthew exhibits how Taoist knowledge may help us join with divine creativity. The Taoist masters say: If you wish to comply with Tao, first perceive the perfection of heaven and earth. After praising the earth, we additionally have to reward the sky. The Sky is busy creating: it’s our origin, much more historic than the Earth. Subsequent, water have to be praised. Water is itself a metaphor for the Tao, which is flowing, highly effective, profound, unafraid, balanced, nourishing, nonetheless, and pure. Every of those adjectives for water is certainly worthy of meditation. At this level, and never earlier, we’re able to belief the human thoughts. We solely open our eyes and belief what we see. That is adopted by studying to reward the rocks, the timber, and the animals.
*Sam Levine, Will Craft and Andrew Witherspoon, “Samuel Alito’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited deceptive information from DoJ,” The Guardian, Could 8, 2026. To take motion, see Petition: Impeach Justice Samuel Alito!
Banner picture: Public plaque concerning the Voting Rights Act, in Selma, Alabama. Picture by Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada. Wikimedia Commons.
Associated Readings by Matthew Fox
Trump & The MAGA Motion as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election
A Spirituality Named Compassion: Uniting Mystical Consciousness with Social Justice
Creativity: The place the Divine and Human Meet
Charles Burack, editor, Matthew Fox: Important Writings on Creation Spirituality
Authentic Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality
Adam Bucko and Matthew Fox, Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Imaginative and prescient for a New Era
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