Day 1 - Hineni: Beholding You, Beholding Me

I had a lover who would answer my phone calls with, “Here I am.” Such fullness of presence and attention, Simone Weil calls “the rarest and purest form of generosity.” It was potent medicine, reweaving the marrow to the soul, raveling old bindings of being unseen, unheard, disbelieved, silenced, erased, dis-appeared.

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Holding Spaces [Sacred & Profane] - Intro to Liturgy

The Liturgy section of Diverging Magazine is where we publicly explore the multi-faceted and creative faith expressions of worship within the PAAC community. Here, we will have all kinds of pieces—from theological musings and visual/mixed-media artist reflections, to poetry and fiction stories to ponder, dream, and reimagine how we can communally respond to the world around us.

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