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One of Karen's favorite quotes is: "Whatever job we get and whatever task we are assigned can serve as a container for grace" (Eugene Peterson in "Practical Resurrection"). We pray that the words and sentences on this blog may also serve as "containers of grace" for its readers.
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“The Practice of the Better”
The October 10, 2015 cover of Time magazine is unforgettable. Men with children on their shoulders, women carrying children, children struggling to keep up – they are all marching across a field to yet another border. They are on the … Continue reading
Posted in Living as Apprentices
Tagged Dom Helder Camara, immigrants, Kristin Hannah, non-violence, Richard Rohr, The Nightingale
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Thoughts for a Sad Day
My Journey I have been married to a proud African-American man for nearly 25 years. So I have witnessed (and even experienced) the mistreatment and discrimination, not to mention the rejection and pain, he has dealt with from the justice system, … Continue reading
Posted in Karen's journey
Tagged discrimination, non-violence, Pat Farrell, riots in Ferguson Missouri, Watts riots
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