Grappling with Impermanence
Just because I won’t be around forever doesn’t negate the fact that I am here now. God willing, now will be enough.
Amanda Peters is a Jesuit Volunteer from Huntington Woods, MI. She is currently serving at Pretty Eagle Catholic Academy in Saint Xavier, MT as an Academic Aide. Before this, she attended the University of Michigan where she studied History and History of Art.
Just because I won’t be around forever doesn’t negate the fact that I am here now. God willing, now will be enough.
I was once again met with a sense of discomfort. How does my being there for twenty hours compare to those who have lived there for several months? What does it mean to be an ally when you are not on the front lines of the cause? Was my being there just or merely an opportunity to make myself feel better?
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