Parting Shot
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By grabbing these horns smeared with sacrificial blood, the refugee came in direct physical contact with the sacred. The broken-winged dragonfly’s need for momentary peace exceeded its focus on me as a threat only when my activity wasn’t perceived as a threat. Sometimes we unintentionally create anxiety for guests who seek sanctuary for the soul in our churches. Our challenge is to extend radical hospitality in a non-threatening way, so that guests may find some peace and stay long enough to experience transformation.