Day 23: Bridging Divides
It is easy to point fingers at things that we find uncomfortable—to start shouting “demons”—but, as Jesus points out, that cuts everyone off from communion.
Lena Chapin is the development director for Edwins Leadership and Restaurant Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from John Carroll University, she spent a year in Immokalee, Florida with the Humility of Mary Volunteer Service. Lena worked for the Ignatian Solidarity Network from 2016-2022.
It is easy to point fingers at things that we find uncomfortable—to start shouting “demons”—but, as Jesus points out, that cuts everyone off from communion.
We all have the ability to sit with others and recognize the divine. We can step out of our own discomfort and let our divinity reveal itself.
For ever—through a pandemic, through loneliness, through waiting—I will sing the goodness of the Lord. That is prophetic resilience moving to hope and moving to joy.
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