Recreation of the Heart

Oscar Romero Mural/Memorial

Today, I lament the suffering that goes on behind closed doors.

An old acquaintance in Philly has delved into the secrets of El Salvador and our hidden connection to the violence there (returntoelsalvador.com). His documentary is coming out this fall, but it seems like the documentary is just the tip of the ice burg for him. He recently returned to the village where he was filming only to find that an anti-mining activist had been killed there. The entire story can be read here:

http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2009/07/30/jamie-moffett-el-salvador.

But it brings up a point,…how much is out there? How much do we just not know about?

For example, Food Inc. shows all the things we don’t know and don’t want to know about our food.

Part of me thinks that if we can only remember the things we have learned…and be open to what we might learn, then that is enough.

Somethings I have really learned (not textbook learned) recently:

-All people are broken
-Exercise is good for me
-Good, physical work is tiring and rewarding
-Sometimes the “bad energy” we feel from someone else is something we have ourselves initiated or contributed to
-The life of many illegal immigrants in the U.S. is so very shaky and insecure and unsafe
-When we think we are ministering to someone, they are often ministering to us.

That’s enough for now. Please share yours.