And I know that the hand of God is the promise of my own,
And I know that the spirit of God is the brother of my own;
And that all the men ever born are also my brothers, and the women my sisters and lovers;
And that a kelson of the creation is love;
-- Excerpt from Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
Readings: 1 Samuel 8:4-11 and 11:14-15 Mark 3:20-35