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For Sale: Solidarity
Something inside me cheered (and still cheers) fiercely for this South African woman on the side of the road every time we would pass her on the freeway in Johannesburg. I’m not sure what exactly, but something like admiration for her courage, gentleness, determination, sense of humour. The purity in her small act of civil disobedience makes me wish my solidarity with her was as tangible as purchasing her mangoes and not simply snapping her photograph.
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Oasis
My church has in the past few months been in a season of in-between. We’ve found ourselves kind of sitting in the dust, without pastor, without finances, without direction. We’ve found ourselves in front of the mirror, floundering, without security, without answers.
But in between half-heartedly-attended Sunday services and guest speakers of all ages and theological persuasions, there have been tiny pieces of something. Glimmers that are so small you hardly dare to call them hope. I think I heard the ever-confident admit they’re at a loss. I thought I saw someone from the East side invite over for supper someone from the West side.
I think we may finally be finding ourselves without use for our judgmentalism, bitterness, segregation, and facades.I’ve been discovering the beauty in the weak and broken offerings of “oasis in a dry and weary land” that can emerge out of finding yourself in your own dry and weary land, desperately in need of oasis. The paradox of community…
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Molly watches closely
Every time we go for a walk or go to the park, my little girl finds things on the ground to bring home with her. Interesting pebbles, feathers, flowers, seeds, pieces of broken toys, lost toys, pennies, bits of string. She keeps her treasures in a little box and she loves to show them off to guests.
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This Is The Gate of Heaven
Submitted by Sophia Kutsiuruba in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA on 11th August 2010 | Culturosities |
I took this photo while standing just inside the door of a cathedral in London, England. The revolving door behind me had somehow gotten stuck and had trapped a woman in one section, between the interior of the church and the rest of the impatient tourists.
The irony of it all was comical and justly disturbing. None other than the House of God? Truly the Gate of Heaven? -
Respect
This is a picture I took of myself in front of a string of prayer flags. As you might notice- I wanted to create emphasis on the word respect over my shoulder. By using a visual message, I aspire for it to interpreted as simple on the surface but personally complex.
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