Invitation, Structure Of Belonging, Wilderness: Sharing and Reorientation America Is Not Ready To Heal, Reflections from Courtney Napier CGC Contributor Courtney Napier offers a personal story about a scary message from a doctor, and the path of healing that followed. Healing comes only when the cancer is gone,…
Invitation, Reader, Structure Of Belonging Elder Wisdom for the Future Good relationships between villages and their elders is one sure sign of a healthy community. Elders, hold wisdom and memory that help individuals define themselves as part of a wide…
Invitation, Poetry for Building Community, Reader A Hymn to the Evening In “Hymn to the Evening,” the legendary Phillis Wheatley writes, “Let placid slumbers sooth each weary mind….” So may it be, in the chaos of our world, that we rest…
Covenant: Moving from Contract to Commitment, Invitation, Reader, Structure Of Belonging Community Care Restores Balance The hallmark of community care is that it is diffuse. No one has too much to do, but everyone has something. No one carries too much power, but everyone holds…
Covenant: Moving from Contract to Commitment, Invitation, Reader, Structure Of Belonging *We* by Ebony Kearney Ebony Kearney, a Kansas City poet and parent educator, began our recent Abundant Community Conversation with this original poem. Ebony offers the basic affirmation that a robust “we” is the…
