Over the last several days, the power of words has been on full display. Proclamations, addresses, orders, organizational memos, statements, and lots and lots of emails, tweets, texts, and posts are swirling around us, each claiming to convey messages of import. So many words, so little time.
Very few things grab our attention as quickly as the simple phrase, “Once upon a time.” Storytime is the best. Kids and adults both love the cozy, cuddle up time over a picture book. And there is nothing as sweet or tender as a heart-to-heart between loved ones, when somebody takes a tiny leap of faith to share with another a bit of their life’s story.
Remember Walkmans? Remember cassette tapes? Well in that same era, I have a distinct memory of “borrowing” my mother’s Jane Fonda workout tape and putting it into my walkman. I set off on a walk.
Friends, this Sunday is a high holy day for us– It’s Pride! We’ll reflect together about how being in relationship with queerness blesses us, grows us, and connects us to transformative possibilities.