When evening had come,he said to them,
“Let us go across to the other side.”
—Mark 4.35
You know, don’t you, that he never simply means
the far side of the lake?
The other side.
The other side of the tracks.
The other side of the border.
The other side of life.
Beyond the familiar, the safe, the manageable.
The other side of the argument.
Another viewpoint.
The other side of the conflict.
The other side of yourself.
The other side of the veil. The unseen.
Let us go there.
Let us explore the dark side of our hearts.
Let us stand in solidarity with those who are “other.”
See the world in an “other” way.
Don’t worry.
The Beloved will go with us.
—June 19, 2018