Monday, June 1, 2020

"Communion" - Reflections on the evening of 6/1/2020

A cloud hovers over my city. 
Heaven touching earth, 
displaying the beauty of dark and light, 
soft hues of hope in between. 

The people gathered in my town tonight,
peacefully, respectfully. 
A sense of communion, communal grieving, empowerment. 
Wanting a better way, to create a better story. 

As the evening came to a close, all it took was one. 
A some-one, broken deep in the heart 
to ignite the brokenness of the other-ones 
until the factions began. 
And communion was over. 
And the old story of “us vs them” began again. 

Meanwhile, a cloud hovers over my city. 
Nature’s communion. Heaven touching earth. 
An endless offering to humanity – in the air we breathe to the earth that sustains us. Everything we need to thrive - but only when we are in communion.

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