Open Hearts and (Briefly) Closed Mouths
A few minutes ago, I said “it’s eerie how quiet you are.” That broke the spell, the silence that had overcome the entire party for the last three hours. Three hours!! I thought maybe they’d finally run out of things to say, but that is not the case. They are off and running again. One thing that has really impressed me today is the open nature of the people we’ve encountered. First thing this morning, the Zuni school custodian, Sam, noticed us sitting down to breakfast in the gathering space, so he took his cup of coffee and sat with us. Sam has worked for the school for around 45 years, and he was also a student at the school when he was young, so he is as familiar with it as anyone. The building we are in is only three years old, and it doubles as the church worship space (in fact, my air mattress is in the sanctuary). They are in the process of adding on a gym, playground, and a chapel, which explains the loud sounds of concrete work first thing in the morning! Sam told m...