As you began the conversation long ago, Divine, speak us into being once again, for the self-made gods have declared and said who can and who cannot speak in this world at this time and in this place. Amen.
Monthly Archives: June 2021
To change daily space
To change daily space to brave space ensuring safety rather than comfort where young people, not interested in training but in knowing who controls the narrative, toil to reclaim stories stolen from human families and affirm the truth that we all stand on the shoulders of the great cloud of witnesses who have gone before us.
Living Continues…
most chanting stops when bombs fall on the roof incarnatio continua each fall the prairie medley of goldenrod and purple aster dazzles me incarnatio continua it is impossible not to notice the almost imperceptible debasement of falling mortals incarnatio continua gusts of wind carry falling leaves higher than treetops incarnatio continua how many times has the youngest daughter fallen to rise with bleeding knees incarnatio continua
To Do
take a breath and write a list where nobody is at risk be thankful for not all are ready for change wait until disappointment sheds itself of unused furniture create dissonance so comfort gives way to safety
Paved Over
Trails connect trails through these woodlands walked from period to period, paleo to post-modern. Treaties have made the steps easier for some and more painful and deadly for those who shared the space for living their lives. Slick service and bringing in the lead and gold prevailed over values told and possibilities for calls of patience and comfort. Now, this place is paved for parking lot conversations held by those who say they need no refuge but continue to ask, How does everybody feel?
Not familiar with your life?
Begin with the entrance of your family story or, perhaps, with the origin of giving thanks. Has the world changed that much? Can all be included in circles of trust covenanting to agree on the use of the public? What does it mean to place your personal history into a larger narrative that includes the Pequot Massacre of 1637? Or any other massacre or mauling, decreed or undecreed. Ask, Who's hand holds the other's hand, today?
A Thread You Follow 