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Howard Cook, Exodus, 1946, etching and aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1980.18.31

The political left has agendas with the Central American caravan. The political right has agendas with the Central American caravan.

Walking with Christ is about abandoning false allegiances to ideological agendas for the reality of sharing in human suffering, in order to bring food and companionship, to clothe and welcome, to sacrifice for the sake of love.

The Christian perspective begins with God’s love for the world and for all persons revealed in Jesus, the God who is human.

It’s a hard and resilient kind of love that makes no distinctions based on borders or skin color or wealth or skill or usefulness or language or beliefs or, frankly, safety.

I want to change the conversation.

These people are not our enemies. These people are not pawns in a political cycle.

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