American Values Religious Voices: 100 Days, 100 Letters
This letter is part of a campaign that brings together scholars from a diverse range of religious traditions to articulate core American values that have grounded our nation in the past and should guide us forward at this time of transition.
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Letter 45 | Values and Voices
Dear President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Members of the 117th Congress,
I am exhausted. Four years ago, I wrote of the absence of hope and of how only determination remained: the determination to build a more socially, racially, and economically just United States of America no matter the odds. Four years later, that determination has been strained. As for so many, this past year of the pandemic exacerbated my weariness, leaving me overwhelmed by the losses of at least half a million in the U.S.A. alone, more loved ones than we can truly count. Every day I crave an end to so many struggles, and every day la lucha (the struggle) continues.
Megamenu Social