… watching for the brushstrokes of God
“My father always used to say, “Don’t raise your voice. Improve your argument.” Good sense does not always lie with the loudest shouters, nor can we say that a large, unruly crowd is always the best arbiter of what is right.” ― Desmond Tutu
How do you speak up in light of yesterday’s happenings?
“You must find a way to get in the way and get in good trouble, necessary trouble…you have a moral obligation, a mission, and a mandate when you leave here, to go out and seek justice for all. You can do it. You must do it.” Words from Martin Luther King Jr. to John Lewis
What trouble is calling out to you?
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 