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The Mystery within... |
The violence and
unrest in America’s cities, around the world, and the divisiveness within our
country’s politics have me wondering about our progress toward compassion, mercy, and forgiveness—how we come to love
one another. Richard Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation meditations this week reflect on the Spirituality of Imperfection. His opening meditation ends with “We are all
saved by pure grace, no exceptions. We must never live in such a way that grace
is not needed hour by hour.”
I am
quite aware that I have played a part in some of today’s unrest. My husband and I purchased a lot in Milwaukee
in the 1960’s to build our first home and paid a premium for it because it was
within walking distance to the elementary school. When our
children were old enough, we wanted them to be able walk to school. In the early 1970’s, when it became apparent
that our very young children could be bused across town, we moved to the
suburbs where they could still walk to school.
I have come to understand that our moving contributed to some of the
monumental problems Milwaukee’s current residents face. There is some grace in that understanding for
I am sometimes overwhelmed with compassion for those who struggle for life’s
basic needs. It has also led me to want
to welcome diverse people to my community where their children can walk to
school.
What
if it is our own imperfections that lead us to accept and love one another?
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