From the Director
I am so grateful to be in and a part of this community! We are pulling together in multiple ways to actively, compassionately, and joyfully care for each other and those who are most targeted by the Administration’s efforts.
I know it is overwhelming. The constant and seemingly endless onslaught of efforts by this Administration to cause harm is literally breathtaking. It’s impossible for any of us to respond to all that we’re confronted with.
And still, there is the “us”. The “us” that is grounded in love and care, in justice and compassion; the “us” that refused to simply comply. There have been multiple meetings, gatherings, events…in the past weeks that not only call us to come together, but also building a foundation for the kind of sustained resistance and resilience that we need. Sustained efforts that we all are going to need to be a part of something in order to sustain or own Selves; and sustained efforts of solidarity that our neighbors who are most directly targeted deserve. Below is a hint of some of these efforts.
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I recently came across the following prayer (from the Christian tradition) that I found deeply grounding in a moment when I really needed it. Reminding me of the God I have faith in and serve, and my relationship with that entity. I share it with you in the hopes it provides you some sense of grounding, connection, and hope.
Lord make me a channel of your disturbance.
Where there is apathy, let me provoke,
Where there is silence, may I be a voice,
Where there is too much comfort,and too little action,
Grant disruption.
Where there are doors closed and hearts locked,
Grant me the willingness to listen.
When laws dictate and pain is overlooked . . .
When tradition speaks louder than need. . .
Our own church . . .
Our own poor . . .
Disturb us, O Lord,
Teach us to be radical,
Grant that I may seek rather to do justice than to talk about it;
To be with as well as for the poor;
To love the unlovable as well as the lovely;
To touch the passion of Jesus in the pain of those we meet;
To accept responsibility to be church.
Lord, make me a channel of your disturbance.
— Gina Kohlhelpp
