by Major Danielle
Strickland in JAC online
I’ve made a life choosing to posture myself
with people in the margins.
I did this to model the life Jesus lived.
Completely on purpose, Jesus hung out with people who were not
of the “mainstream.” People who made “normal” people
uncomfortable. People who don’t know their place in society—or
who just don’t care.
I remember a good picture of this in my life
when I took two of my friends from the margins of Downtown
Eastside Vancouver to Missions Fest Vancouver. Although it was
just down the street—it was a lifetime away in social status.
Once we were seated, my friend Annie thought it a good time to
spread out her collected “butts,” spreading them out on the
carpeted floor so she could roll a few nice new smokes while
everyone was busy singing hymns. My other friend Stephanie was
so bored that she simply kept looking around at everyone and
asking, “How do people sit through this?” which I think was
less a ruse and more a genuine question coming from her.
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