well, life is still going on here in El Alto. The busses are still crowded, men still pee in random and very public places and it still gets on my nerves, there are still cute Bolivian babies, friends that shine shoes, friends to share lunch with, yummy coffee in the morning, mountains to marvel at, places in El Alto where I discover awesome views of the valley, yummy meals to eat (I made a killer shepherd's pie yesterday), I still like to go to bed at 9 PM, Heather's chair is still comforting, sunny days are still pretty, amazing sunsets still amaze me, beautiful prayers are still heard, the presence of One much greater than myself is still felt, I'm surrounded with grace and LOVE.
Here is a prayer I came across the other day that I really like:
I beg you to keep me in this silence so that I may learn from it
the word of your peace
and the word of your mercy
and the word of your gentleness to the world;
and that through me perhaps the word of peace may make itself heard
where it has not been possible for anyone to hear it for a long time
-
Thomas Merton
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