“You dreamed like all mothers do. Until he began to speak aloud, Your boy, calling for justice in the market place, Demanding integrity and fair play in the courts and halls of business. Declaring the Realm of God Imminent, Manifest… — Edwina Gateley Copy Share
“And so you carried life for the world, Mary, as you fled, to protect that very life from threats of death. Joining the world's mass of displaced people you became Refugee, Alien, Immigrant, Homeless, and settled in a foreign land--… — Edwina Gateley Copy Share Image
“Will you be to us, so self-assured of healthy body, a person to be spurned and rejected, doubly disabled by our prejudice and fears? For we rarely open our hearts to people like you, sister. Nor have we crafted our world to accommodate your bent form. So you must creep around our perimeters, seeking access, a way into our spaces.… — Edwina Gateley Copy Share
“You dreamed like all mothers do. Until he began to speak aloud, Your boy, calling for justice in the market place, Demanding integrity and fair play in the courts and halls of business. Declaring the Realm of God Imminent, Manifest . . . Jesus leapt into the swelling crowds like an axe into wood, Uncompromising and unrelenting in his passionate… — Edwina Gateley Copy Share
“Who was I to judge the heart which broke into that moment, spilling kindness and longing? Who was I to dismiss her story because… — Edwina Gateley Copy Share Image
“Our invitation is to look deeper than we do, to intuit and honor what so often lies beneath a surface of denial, anger and… — Edwina Gateley Copy Share Image
“And so you carried life for the world, Mary, as you fled, to protect that very life from threats of death. Joining the world's… — Edwina Gateley Copy Share Image
“Your eyes tell your story, sister, and I must listen— locked in your honest gaze. For you have captured me, and your deep-welled goodness… — Edwina Gateley Copy Share Image
