For those who observe "holy week" in the various Christian traditions, a short meditation on the legendary "mother pelican" symbol .... Adoro te supplex, latens deitas O thou our reminder of Christ crucified, Living Bread the life of us for whom he died, Lend this life to me then: feed and feast my mind, There be thou the sweetness man was meant to find. Bring the tender tale true of the Pelican; Bathe me, Jesus Lord, in what thy bosom ran – Blood that but one drop of has the worth to win All the world forgiveness of its world of sin. St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century, tr. Gerard Hopkins, 19th century. -- Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D. Editor, "Solidarity, Sustainability, and Non-Violence" Home page: http://pelicanweb.org/solisust.html Current issue: http://pelicanweb.org/solisustv03n04.html luisgutierrez@peoplepc.com