Imagínate...

Imagínate que estés durmiendo en tu casa, junto al amor de tu vida.

Imagínate que, de repente y sin esperarlo un grupo de hombres en violencia tiren a tumbos tu puerta.

Imagínate que, el amor de tu vida, con años de vivir con la guardia en alto, saque un arma legal para salir en tu defensa.

Imagínate que, en ese momento preciso los hombres que entraron a tu casa, A tu refugio, A tu lugar seguro... saquen sus armas y comiencen a disparar sin discrimen, por todas partes, discriminando ya que tú pierdes tu vida por su discrimen.

Imagínate... que esos hombres no estaban vestidos de azul y que a pesar de representar la justicia, estaban vestidos como cualquiera y al no anunciar intenciones, y al no respetar refugios, y simplemente por sospechas, acabaron con una vida... una vida en sus veinte... una vida dedicada a ayudar a las demás personas... una vida enlazada con una familia... que gustaba de jugar juegos de mesa y que lo único que quiere es volver el tiempo atrás... para tenerte cerca.

Imagínate... despierta... haz consciencia... y levanta tu voz. #BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName #endnoknock

Affirmation of faith, as I listen to the powerful witness of those whose soul cries and wails out...

I believe in a practical God, a God of priorities, a God of justice, a God of grace, an awesome God, a God that marches, a God of protests, a God that shuns the powerful, and lives among the "powerless", and that recognizes the value and dignity of ALL, a God that created all colors, all sexes, all nations, all peoples... a God that chooses siblinghood and kin-dom every time a God that does not create racism, unworthiness, poverty or oppression, because God's intention and proclamation when God created the world is that everything... and everyone... is GOOD!

Aliento

Sawai Chinnawong: Story of Redemption, New Testament 2003

Lately, I've been constantly thinking about the word "aliento". This word, connected to Pentecost, means breath in English. The interesting thing is that, this is not it's only meaning in Spanish. It also means encouragement and inspiration. God gives "aliento" to human beings at the beginning of creation. And the Holy Spirit gives "aliento" to the disciples. The Triune God gives life, gives encouragement and hope and gives inspiration so that we can continue to live as children of God, as the kin-dom God wants us to be.

But… we are Spirit-less… when we take that "aliento" away…

When we put our knee on the throat of another because of the color of their skin… we take away breath, encouragement and inspiration.

When we don't understand the rage of years of racism and oppression… we take away breath, encouragement and inspiration.

When we declare that this nation is great… but it is not great for everyone that lives here… we take away breath, encouragement and inspiration.

The Spirit gave us "aliento"…

And we have made efforts to take it away,

To take the last breath,

To drown others in discouragement,

To invisibilize inspiration with fear.

God of "aliento" of breath, of encouragement, of inspiration

Forgive your people… because we do not understand your Spirit, or your will.