Not Enough

lily“It is said that to awaken to critical consciousness, it is not enough to see and grieve what is wrong in the world; one needs also to fall in love.”

S. Lily Mendoza and Leny Mendoza Strobel in Back from the Crocodile’s Belly: Philippine Babaylan Studies & The Struggle for Indigenous Memory.

We need to look toward women

joyce“The one who finds wisdom finds life. To find wisdom, we need to look toward women clothed with the sun, who shine their light on our path and beckon us forward. They are in the Bible. They are among us as modern witnesses to the resurrection. And they are each of us, for we all carry a pearl of wisdom to add to life’s treasure.”

– Joyce Hollyday, Clothed with the Sun