Today we remember Bartolomé de la Casas, 1484–1566 Spanish Dominican friar and missionary

     Matthew 26:36

Sit 

here 

while 

I go  

over 

there 

and 

pray.

Give to all your people growth in knowledge and understanding of you, and give them courage to contend against the evil in society, in others, and in ourselves, that together we may grow into the full stature of our Lord Jesus Christ   

                                    - Lutheran Collect