Killings motivated by racism at the Kroger where I shopped when I lived in Louisville.
Killings motivated by anti-Semitism at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, where I have never lived but claim as home because it is more recognizable than the nearby small towns where I did live.
Pipe bombs sent to public figures, putting at risk the intended recipients and everyone who came near the packages.
Words do not pull the trigger on guns. Words do not build explosive devices. But words create an atmosphere in which some people think it is somehow acceptable to build and send bombs and shoot guns. When we hear words that express hate or stoke violence, we need to find ways to respond.
Racism. Anti-Semitism. White supremacy. Patriarchy. Homophobia. Ableism. May we find ways to disrupt and dismantle these and all systems that divide us and distort our living.
See you along the Trail.
Of despair. Of hope. Of redemption.
Along the Graybeard Trail 