Our work is not only to preach a theology of love and belonging,

but to ensure that our communities strive to embrace that mandate.

That is the amen effect–

the sacred mandate to hear each other, to embrace each other,

to love each other up, especially on the hard days. 
~Sharon Brous 

can I pause on this sweet birthday to remember how to love well?

inquiry for today~ may your soul lean into your heart today….

from your heart out into the world…

I know this to be true:

The world doesn’t get great unless we all get better.

If there is such a thing as salvation,

then we are not saved until everyone is saved;

our dignity and liberation are bound together. 
~Jacqui Lewis