The Biblical definition of COMPASSION is to emphasize with someone who is suffering and to feel COMPELLED to reduce their suffering. However, for Together Colorado, more than empathy and compassion is needed; we MUST be an anti-racist organization.
How wise to be kind. How generous to listen.
Please enjoy the poem below, as we learn to follow the pattern of the Planet.
What if....
the seeds of the kingdom of God
grow like weeds...
In this world, it seems, the holy and the unholy do not exist apart, but are mixed, interrelated, and confounded.
We welcome summer and the glorious blessing of light.
We the undersigned represent community members of the Adams 14 school district- families, students, teachers- and allies throughout the state. We write this letter to address the decisions that were made, and finalized, by the members of the Colorado State Board of Education in May 2022; to remove the accreditation of the Adams 14 school district and begin a reorganization process.
Fear paralyzes us. We cannot work actively against injustice when we fear. Fear divides us. We cannot love our neighbor when we fear them.
God creates us for life together with God and with each and every fragile and precious person before us.
In the Green community, the week surrounding April 22nd has become a long celebration of Creation. Many of us now call it Earth Week.
No matter our color, background or zip code, home is where we lay our heads, hug our loved ones, and make our memories. But today, this sacred space, home, is at risk for our neighbors who live in mobile home parks.