Lindsay L. O'Connor

O Lord, how long? How long will injustice plague our nation,  Taking the lives of the oppressed And poisoning the hearts of the oppressors? How long will we believe that some lives matter more than others, That grief for the lives of the marginalized is commonplace and unimportant, A tool to be wielded in the…

Every once in a while, you find someone whose mere presence makes you a better person. One such person in my life is a missionary friend and mentor I get to see a couple times a year. Though she is the first one to confess her imperfections, I always have the sense that she is…