"When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit that our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of people we are." - Cesar Chavez
As we crossed over the boarder yesterday, I was reminded of this quote from activist and community organizer Cesar Chavez. As we drove along the highway that traces the boarder I watched as mile after mile of militarized wall unfolds in every direction.
And I was left to wonder what does this boarder communicate about the kind of people we are? What does the work we strive to engage in this week communicate about the kind of people we are? How do we reconcile within ourselves and within our communities all of who we are, with all that we strive to be?
May all that we do this day and every day, speak of hope for a better way.
- Alex Serna-Wallender, Chaplain at the College of Wooster
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