Grief Is a Form of Patriotism, Too.
True patriotism isn’t celebration without conscience. It’s not about believing we are greater than all other nations. It’s about holding our nation accountable to its highest ideals. It’s about refusing to settle for freedom for the few while millions are pushed aside, unheard, and unseen.
It’s praying, protesting, speaking, and serving until justice is no longer the exception, but the norm. Continue...here.
We are not blessed to the exclusion of others; we are blessed to be a blessing to others, so that through us, others can be included in the generous circle of divine blessing.
