Before we spend the effort to understand the situation in China, it is vital for us, as people of good will in the United States, as well as in Canada, to examine our own history with Native American boarding schools.
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…But the palm waving
Crowds shouting
Hosanna, quickly turned
To Crucify him
When he did not do
What they thought
He was supposed to do.
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The cruelest of tyrants
Inflicting his insanity
On the vulnerable?
Is there a shred
Of the soul left to appeal to?
To lament and pray for?
He is not the only tyrant
Still alive today
Perhaps, it’s not too late…
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Simmering on a back burner Evaporating Diminishing To concentrate flavor And thicken the broth or sauce Aging, chronic illness, plus the pandemic Reducing me…
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A poem by Julie Clark underscores the importance of unplugging and noticing the changing seasons.
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Shelter. Protection. Feeling safe in your community. That is the spirit Julie Clarks attempts to capture in her poem, A Shelter.
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Julie Clark reflects on the United States response to the pandemic in her reflective piece, Coping with COVID.
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In light of what many Muslims are experiencing in China, Julie Clark writers two poems for Ramadan: In Memory, and Imagination.
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In this poem, Julie Clark explores the emotional process and struggles of emerging from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For those who “wave the Jesus flag” what does it mean to walk in the shoes of the one who epitomized self-sacrificial love?
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What is the true gift of listening to another whose life is different from your own and sharing in their journey?
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Change can be painful, but it is also transformative. What does the hard work of change do in our lives when we open our hearts to it?
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