Greg Bovino, the Border Patrol Commander-at-Large, is no longer the “commander,” is leaving Minneapolis, and is returning to his previous duty station in California. (Source) A number of CBP agents in Minneapolis are also leaving. (Source) The chief federal judge in Minneapolis has ordered the head of ICE to appear and explain why he should not be held in contempt. (Source)
I can’t call these victories though I celebrate and give thanks for this moment. It feels like a moment to catch my breath even as I hold my breath over what the next atrocity will be. It feels like a step in a better direction, in the right direction. I hope it is. But I also know we still have such a long way to go.
So maybe the question isn’t, “Are we there yet?” but “Are we going in the right direction?” Maybe that’s always the question. Are we moving toward or away from justice, peace, nonviolence, love? Maybe there is no arrival. Maybe we are engaged in a never ending project. Can there ever be too much justice? Too much peace? Too much nonviolence? Too much love?
No, there can’t be. And that means I have to look at the direction of my life.
What am I moving toward? What am I moving away from? Am I moving in a better direction, the right direction? What effect is the direction of my life having on others? And what about you? How would you answer those questions?
What might a better direction look like in the context of each our lives? In our responsibilities to ourselves, one another, this country?
We don’t all have to do the same thing, but we all need to do some thing. If I don’t, then, as I recently heard someone say, I’m just sitting in my privilege.
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