Entry Points
I
have been reading Hope Sings, So Beautiful;
Graced Encounters Across The Color Line by Christopher Pramuk. It is beautifully
written and illustrated. Today, I find myself reflecting on the title of one of
its chapters, “Entry Points.”
Many
times during the work day, I and my co-workers talk about ‘meeting clients
where they are’ so that we can hopefully begin our best work. Recently, I saw a
film “Paper Tigers” about an alternative high school that works with students
who have been victims of trauma for most of their lives and the critical
importance of hearing their stories to learn what happened to them (contrasted
to what’s wrong with them) so that teaching can begin. For the past few days I
have been thinking of a very special friend who had a stroke during the
Thanksgiving holidays and underwent surgery to remove pressure on her brain. We
are all waiting, hoping to know where to meet her in her recovery.
There
are so many ‘entry point’ opportunities throughout our days, in our families
and extended communities, and around our globe. Where or how might we meet in
order to truly hear each other into a new way of being together?
Tanya
Williams, OP
St.
Louis Park, MN
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