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Sharifa's avatar

I find myself in your words; the shame (and for me, a sense of betrayal) in "wasting my time" in white evangelical spaces; the soft gaze allowing me to see my idealism and hope inherent in the decisions I made to work within a system that disregards me.

Grace is so healing.

(Is your birthday in February? Mine is this Wednesday!)

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Karla Mendoza's avatar

Ah, friend. Yes, the sense of betrayal is so real for me too. Thank you for sharing with me too.

Wait, this Wednesday?! Ahhh!

Mine is in March! I'm just an early (or awfully late) processor, haha.

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Erin Wang's avatar

That seat at Claro! So much there my friend

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Karla Mendoza's avatar

Yes! I kind of want to go back to the building just to see what the walls remember!

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Erin Wang's avatar

Absolutely!

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Nya S Abernathy's avatar

I love the invitation to "soften my gaze" as a way to live in grace towards myself and even others. Yes yes yes. Thank you <3

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