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This week in Spirit Play we told the story of Passover, which turned out to be about three stories in one. \u00a0Before the story of celebrating Passover, we started with the story of Exodus. \u00a0The story was highly condensed, giving mention to Joseph and then explaining that the Hebrew people became hated and then were made slaves. \u00a0It talked about Moses being saved and growing up angry that his people were treated badly. \u00a0It briefly told that Moses demanded of Pharaoh that the people be freed and when he finally said yes, how they walked through the water to safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The children were excited to talk about this lesson. \u00a0What are slaves? \u00a0How did the water move away? \u00a0Wait, if it\u2019s the desert and there isn\u2019t much water, how is there a river for Moses and a sea to cross? \u00a0One child wanted to be the basket for Moses, keeping him safe so he could save the people. \u00a0We had very rich discussion.<\/p>\n

After the story the children selected their work. \u00a0One boy was very eager to work with the story we had just told and he carefully set it out and looked at all the pieces. \u00a0 As I sat near, he looked at me with tiny bricks in his hand and a little bit of chain and asked again, \u201cWhat is a slave\u201d? \u00a0How does one explain this to a three year old? \u00a0I told him that the people had to work very hard to make the bricks and they had to do what Pharaoh said. \u00a0They could\u2019t stop and take a break unless their boss said it was ok. \u00a0They couldn\u2019t move away or try a new job. \u00a0If they didn\u2019t do what they were supposed to, someone hurt them. \u00a0A slave is someone who has to do what others\u2019 say or they\u2019ll get hurt. \u00a0I wasn\u2019t happy about my answer. \u00a0Who can be happy with their answer to such a question? \u00a0It wasn\u2019t profound or even engaging. \u00a0My child looked me in the eyes and just asked, \u201cWhy? \u00a0Why would someone do that?\u201d \u00a0I said, \u201cI don\u2019t know; there was a lot of work to be done and Pharaoh couldn\u2019t do it all himself, so he made other people do the work\u201d. \u00a0\u201cBut why?\u201d \u00a0came back to me. \u00a0Finally I just sat there and said, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d \u00a0And that\u2019s the truth.<\/p>\n

Why did people in our own country promote and engage in slavery? \u00a0Why does that happen between people? \u00a0Why does it happen even now to immigrant workers and to women being trafficked? \u00a0I don\u2019t know. \u00a0Why is it so hard now that formalized slavery is frowned upon to undo the structures of racism and mass incarceration that are its legacy? \u00a0I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

Why is only the beginning of the story though. \u00a0Why is the awareness that things are not right. \u00a0Why recognizes that there may be another way. \u00a0Why can be the beginning of coming to truth that we are all valuable and deserve basic dignity and respect. \u00a0Why can be the insight before we start demanding change. \u00a0Why can be the seed and the genesis of total transformation, from a life of bondage to a life of freedom. \u00a0I don\u2019t know the causes of slavery, but at it\u2019s root it has to be a turning away from love and connection. \u00a0Why do we do that? \u00a0And I\u2019m back into the mystery. \u00a0I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

What I do know is that when I feel that separation or disconnection from Love, when I see it\u2019s effects in the places we are broken, I am moved. \u00a0I want something different. \u00a0I ache for freedom and reconciliation for all of us. \u00a0I yearn for oneness that comes from recognizing love in myself and in everyone. \u00a0That question of why moves me. \u00a0It\u2019s an invitation into exploration. \u00a0It\u2019s an invitation into action. \u00a0It\u2019s an invitation into wonder. \u00a0Why moves to how. \u00a0How can I change this in me? \u00a0How can I change this between us? \u00a0How can I change this in the world?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/header>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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