Last night I participated in Redeemer Lutheran's Wednesday evening story and prayer, which they hold during Lent. It takes place at their storefront on Alberta, called Enterbeing (I know that sounds New Agey), a space that tries to connect with the secular neighborhood through holding events rooted in developing community through people telling their stories.
The man who told his story is a pastor and organizer who "started his life during the last great economic crisis and is living to see another." His family was blown apart by Great Depression, and he told of their suffering plainly. One grandfather died of an untreated tooth infection (no money for medical care); another committed suicide when his farm went under. One of his life's questions has been why does our economic system allow for families to be treated like this?
A powerful question right now.
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