It doesn’t happen all at once,” said the Skin Horse. “You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and […]
Spiritual Reflections
Dignity: An Uncomfortable Lesson in Hospitality
Several years ago, I learned an uncomfortable lesson about hospitality. I was working in a congregation-based shelter for families in St. Paul. Because the 55 beds that Ramsey County had in its shelter were always full, congregations acted as “overflow shelters,” housing up to 20 people each night. Each month a different congregation would host […]