Today I'm thankful for the adorable thank-you note from my college roommate who had to fly back to her post-Carleton home from visiting me, and I'm so thankful for the time to hang out, be silly, pray, relax, and have vacation with her this weekend.
I'm thankful for how peeling an orange leaves the scent on your hands for a pleasant amount of time.
I'm thankful for exposure to different realities that some of my high schoolers face growing up, like Immigration coming to their neighborhood and hoping their mom was at a neighbor's house, or having to rush assignments and turn them in late because while the teacher gave them a whole weekend to answer the 140 questions about whatever country, they did not have a computer at home to do so.
I'm thankful for the hearts of many Carleton students who are driven to fix the world's problems, but also for discussions of privilege at InterFaith Social Action that address the "savior complex," "in groups" and "out groups," and the importance of understanding each other's circumstances to work in solidarity and serve each other better.
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law" - Romans 13:8.
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