Life Together: A Community Special

Centuries of contemplatives and community leaders, alike, have drawn bridges between inner and outer work. Meister Eckhart, the great thirteenth century philosopher and mystic, writes, “What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.” In other words, the virtues we cultivate within ourselves spill over and course throughout the work we do in the world. 

For our second issue, Clerestory writers and contributors have responded to the theme community. For the last four months, we’ve processed belonging, loneliness, and grief… love, friendship, and loss… locality and neighborliness… storytelling and peacebuilding… racial justice… liberation and the lack of it… human interconnectedness… and life together. 

Today on the podcast, we’re sharing three stories from Clerestory’s second issue. 

First, Kimi Bryson shares a creative nonfiction piece, “Pittsburgh” a reflection on moving and love in the time of the pandemic. 

Emma McDonald shares an essay on epistemic trust, community, and the QAnon conspiracy. 

And Anushree Singh shares “Coconut,” a moving personal essay on self-belonging and her identity as an Indian American woman. 

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