The Heart of Conversation
Within
the past several days alone, I have had a conversation with a single mom of 4
who has been newly diagnosed with physical and mental limitations that render
her unable to work and worried; one with my biological sister about the
controversy over the removal and relocation of Confederate monuments in New Orleans;
one with a resident in a correctional facility who will likely face homelessness
when he is released; one with a fellow coworker of color about unconscious bias
and a situation that happened at work; and another this past weekend involving sister-friends
about our Dominican identity as preachers in the 21st century. These
are just a few.
There
is so much going on these days and so much to talk about, including some things
I am taking a break from! The past several weeks and months have been
particularly full of questions and serious conversations that deserve deep
listening – conversations of the heart. I am grateful for the people with whom
I have had them. Sometimes, hearts listening to each other is all that can be
offered at the moment and sometimes all that is needed.
How
have your heart-conversations happened recently? What still moves inside of
you?
Tanya Williams
St. Louis Park, MN
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