Tag: Saints

the martyr’s wheel rises
the break beatified
by a fragrant halo
silvery traces of the soul’s flight
toward paradise

…when it comes time to take a risk in a good cause. It doesn’t have to be a grand showy thing, but it does require some courage and humility.

The disciples had no idea where the simple words “Come follow me” could lead them but they followed anyway. The Jesus way was a life changing internal and spiritual journey that would take a lifetime.

Eventually he would write a book, A Brief Description of the Destruction of the Indies, describing the activities and tortures the natives had experienced at the hands of the Spanish. He wanted to create towns where natives and Spaniards could live side-by-side and with equality for both as a form of reparation.

Life is precious and there should be no room for racism, homophobia, or privilege that doesn’t see what that privilege costs others. Cornelius Hill fought that kind of privilege; his people revered him for it.