What Can We Do?

In light of recent events, it is very clear that we are not “fine.” 

There is deep brokenness, naivety, disunity, and injustice in our country and in our city.

I feel this desperate need to just do something. I’ve prayed, talked, read and repeated the process over and over again. 

I know that because of my ethnicity, most of what is happening in our country is nearly impossible for me to comprehend. 

I am trying to listen to stories and tell stories over and over again because the problems in our world are so much more human than they are political.

I pray that we will see people before statistics, 
beating hearts before policies, 
and that we will use compassion before judgement. 

I don't know what exactly this will look like. However, I hope that through stories, we will see the complexity of issues that  may seem far removed from our everyday lives.  I hope that we will begin to think before we judge. I hope that we will show grace to ourselves and others as we seek to learn how others feel.