Oh, What A Day

With four layers
of sweaters and jackets
on the top part of my body
and a double-layered bottom half,
I still shivered
while standing in silence for peace.

Only a week prior,
we stood vigil in t-shirt weather.
80 degrees.

Makes a body crazy, I tell ya.

Anyway...
I came home, warmed myself with hot soup
and even warmer conversation.

Our third "official" interreligious gathering.
Three of us in my living room,
plus one by phone.

Islam, Judaism, Sufism, and the Integral Perspective
all represented in one room
with the intention of
exploring
listening
understanding.

So beautiful.

Something happens that is
inexplicable.

The only words I know
that come close are

Open-hearted
Love