… watching for the brushstrokes of God
Today is the third anniversary of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville that led to the deaths of Heather Heyer, and state police Jay Cullen and Berke Bates. It exposed racism as something that had always been here. How has our community changed as we revisit the trauma of that weekend?
How do you remember and mark this day? What have you learned about white supremacy in this country? Are you praying with your feet?
I am from Charlottesville
burning torches winding their way
through trauma ancient and new
embodied, colliding, rising
Where does it hurt? Ruby Sales asked
truth revealed while always known
O God, we are the problem!
Eyes opened I wrestle Jacob like
Who is the God I worship?
Olam chesed yibaneh (we will build this world from love)
There are events and times in our lives that cause us to reevaluate everything we thought we knew or believed. What have been those moments in your live? How have they changed you?
With the Eyes of the Heart 