Tag: prayer
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To My Own People
I keep seeing posts on social media that read something like this: “I would rather offend my white friends than bury my black friends.” And I whole-heartedly agree. I would rather blast my white friends and family with witty zingers and angry tweets than bury a single one of my black friends – heck, even…
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Lord, Hear Our Prayer
Lord, hear our prayer. For days, I’ve been whispering those words over and over. When my white friend doesn’t listen before she speaks, Lord, hear our prayer. When my black friend is exhausted to the point of tears, Lord, hear our prayer. When my Asian friend is spit on and shoved, Lord, hear our prayer.…
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Guest Blog: Somewhere to Land
This guest blogger is a woman of prayer, a spiritual director, a mother, grandmother, observer of nature, and caretaker of souls. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you a post by the the woman who raised me: Lucky Jane. July 14, 2016. 10:00 p.m. I stand at the kitchen sink washing dishes, in a state of…