It’s confusing in this lenten desert. It’s not my home, but yet here I am. It’s hot, bare and dirty. My desire for lenten thirst and contemplation drew me here, but now I don’t know what to do with myself. The creatures are unfamiliar, the thorns scare me. I don’t even know how to sit comfortably. Continue reading “hot desert heartache”
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‘Come and See’: A reflection from Afghanistan
Guest blogger: Jerica Arents “Tell them to come and see who we are.” Almost every Afghan we met said that. Tell them to come and see. While my mind flashed to nightly news programs that portray all Afghans as dark, bearded men with big guns, ordinary Afghans told me that they want Americans to see themContinue reading “‘Come and See’: A reflection from Afghanistan”