Wise words from William Penn

Beth Mathews September 4, 2018

About 5 minutes after I bought the book “Hillbilly Elegy”, I saw this quote on a sign and I haven’t stopped thinking about it.

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While making kites in the @jardinsinfronteras community garden today, a boy from Colombia shared that when he lived in Colombia, he always ate oranges, and then he’d take the seeds and plant orange trees. I told the kids that kites can represent their hopes, and his was to return home to see his orange trees. I asked the community garden leader if the families take the vegetables home with them. He said, “Yes. But then they come back a few hours later with a meal prepared to share for everyone.” This glimpse into the RCC encapsulates every teaching I’ve learned from immigrant communities. They consider others first in every action. Whether it’s planting trees for the future or receiving gifts, they share those gifts with the people around them. They are the best of us, and we are so unbelievably lucky to have them in our communities.