01 February 2026

Beloved, I Need You to Know

 

I am 
not safe
because 
we are 
not safe.

I am not safe.  
because we are not safe.

Our grandparents are not safe.

Our children are not safe.

Our parents are not safe.

Our neighbors are not safe.

Our neighbors 
who are people 
of color
are not safe.

Our neighbors 
regardless 
of legal status, 
are not safe.

Our neighbors, 
precious in the sight 
of God and made 
in the image of God, 
        who we are called 
        to love as we love 
        ourselves 
are not safe. 

And so we 
are not safe.  

And so I 
am not safe.  

And so 
neither 
are you.