Word from Grace Street: Open Our Eyes
Posted by Kimberly Allen
In today's Word from Grace Street, Wallace+ tells the story of "the first known contact between Europeans and Australia's Aborigines," in which the Aborigines ignored the approaching British ship.
"Only when the British sailors lowered their landing boats and began to paddle ashore did the Aborigines react, recognizing the British sailors as part of their reality--men."
This story prompts Wallace+ to wonder:
When do we fail to see something that is right before our eyes?
And when do we not see something because we are not looking for it, or because we have never even imagined it?
Click here to read the full message.
Tags: awake, word from grace street












