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February, 2010

Our time in New Orleans reminds me of how the Lenten journey invites us to remove all that keeps us safe from a confrontation with self. There is nothing like living in community to show you how much you like being by yourself, doing things your own way, avoiding all the challenges of different perspectives and behaviours. When we go on such a mission trip, all pretenses drop away. Sleeping in a room with 10 others reveals who snores the most, who is easy to wake up, who doesn't change clothes from day to day. Bumping into food labelled for someone else, or dishes left in the sink or overflowing trash cans can make you cranky....remember ... we are here to serve, to let go of business as usual, to reveal our lack of knowledge about the city, the people we are called to serve, even those we are called to live with. It is soul work, and there is more dust flying than the thin set mortar we scraped from the tiles.

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The Rev. Dr. Linda Privitera
>> Read the Rev. Dr. Linda Privitera's reflections on the Jeremiah Project, Feb. 14-21, 2009, in New Orleans.
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