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"Lessons from Gate A-4," by the UU Pacific Western Region Staff Team

  • Black Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship P.O. Box 9311 Rapid City, SD 57709 (map)

In her poem "Gate A-4,” Arab-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye shares an account of distress, compassion and community as she is called to interpret Arabic for a fearful traveler at an airport. As many of us take to the highways, airways and railways this November and December, the PWR Staff has put together a worship service that touches on the themes of the poem, and questions such as Who are we called to care for? When do we answer the call to serve? Where might we be surprised by grace?