Jesus in San Diego, CA and the Tired People Still Trying to Hold Their Lives Together
Before the light came up over San Diego , Jesus was already in quiet prayer at Sunset Cliffs. The water below kept throwing itself against the rocks as if the ocean also had something heavy it could not put down. The wind moved across His clothes and pressed against Him, but He did not rush. He knelt there while the city still carried its night face. He prayed for the people who had slept badly and for the people who had not slept at all. He prayed for the ones who looked fine when the sun was out and felt like they were coming apart when nobody was watching. He prayed for the ones who were tired of apologizing for how far behind they were. When He rose, the sky was just beginning to pale, and somewhere beyond the cliffs the whole city was waking up to another day it was not sure it had the strength to carry. Across the city, Elena Morales sat in a faded gray Corolla outside Harbor View Campus with both hands clamped around the steering wheel. The engine was off, but she had not ...