well, I'm rooting for Edward Snowden but I wonder what the general public think? There's seems to be very little feedback here in the UK so far.  I googled a little and found mostly negative American views, but then this   
Perhaps everyone is just holding their breath to see what happens.

Does the US not realise how bad the present witchhunt is likely to be for their public image? Not only that, but the huffing and puffing makes them look ridiculous as well.

espionage my foot.

the life of the spirit is a fast-flowing river.
when the river slows, debris begins to catch on the banks and boulders.
gradual silting eventually causes the river to clog:
stilled waters circle aimlessly and become a stagnant pool.

for 2nd June

I never thought I would be quoting the pope's intention but this one (both pope and his intention) is so different: (for tomorrow 2nd June)
“For those around the world who still suffer slavery and who are victims of war, human trafficking, drug running, and slave labour. For the children and women who are suffering from every type of violence. May their silent scream for help be heard by a vigilant Church so that, gazing upon the crucified Christ, she may not forget the many brothers and sisters who are left at the mercy of violence. Also, for all those who find themselves in economically precarious situations, above all for the unemployed, the elderly, migrants, the homeless, prisoners, and those who experience marginalization. That the Church’s prayer and its active nearness give them comfort and assistance in hope and strength and courage in defending human dignity.”

Carey on gay marriage

 . . . . is startingly reactionary. On the other hand:
"On Thursday the Bishop of Salisbury, the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtham suggested in a letter to the Telegraph that it was time to "rethink" attitudes about same-sex marriage, as Christians had done with slavery and apartheid.
"No one now supports either slavery or apartheid. The Biblical texts have not changed; our interpretation has."
He argued that same sex marriage did not "detract from heterosexual marriage" and that the "development of marriage for same sex couples is a very strong endorsement of the institution of marriage"." 
 
I copied this from the BBC news site.

Eckhart: The eye with which I see God is the same with which God sees me.

Through the psalms, there are moments when I understand this. Sometimes, words that the psalmist is addressing to you are suddenly being spoken, by you, to me.