Local RACIAL JUSTICE RESPONSES and in-depth RESOURCES
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time Addressing events surrounding the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and resultant nationwide/global protests and demonstrations. Acknowledging the need for racial justice initiatives in our own hometowns as well as […]
Meditations on seeds of conflict & fruits of wisdom: hope, healing, resilience & reconciliation: themes from James 3
Is conflict always a bad thing or might it be a chance to grow? What is your response to conflict? How might you move from holy conflict to sacred response: hope, healing, resilience, and reconciliation? — Rev Gail Excerpt from commentary by Chanequa Walker-Barnes: Conflict is not a threat that needs to be prevented or […]
Meditations on anger, forgiveness & reconciliation.
“what the heart hears” Speak my name Meet me here I am not your enemy I am your teacher I may even be your friend Let us tell our truth together, you and I My name is anger: I say you have been wronged My name is shame: my story is your hidden pain My […]