A message from our Spiritual Director, Rev. Melissa McQueen-Simmons
Greetings Wholy Grounders!
The theme for the month of June 2020 is UNHEALTHY CONNECTIONS. This month instead of a vocal Wholy Word, Minister Kyra Brown has provided us with a written Wholy Word, “Unhealthy Connections“, that inspires and encourages us to action.
As I reflect on the happenings at this moment there are various ways humanity can have unhealthy connections that affect our mind, body, and spirit. What is an unhealthy connection? Something that affects the way you survive, thrive, and live. It can also include a space that is unsafe and unaffirmed. These unhealthy connections include but are not limited too not taking care our mental health, not living in our authenticity, serving and worshipping in a faith space that does not affirm you and your loved ones, overindulging in unhealthy food, and providing or allowing abuse to our bodies.
On another note, there are also unhealthy connections with humankind…racial divides and injustice, white nationalism, homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, heterosexism, antisemitism, sexism, racism, ageism, classism, nationalism, religious prejudice, xenophobia, and polyphobia.
Even though all of these exist in our world, we can still have hope. I believe the God of my understanding will provide. I believe our ancestors will show up in various ways and remind us of the resources we have to get through these times. I have hope in our Next Generations’ and their passion for change. I have hope that each of us will look within to see where we can begin to mend unhealthy connections within ourselves, others that we care about, and the Supreme Being we believe in.
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📷 Ben Neale