MARCH 2013
Dreams of hope: The Lord reigns
A reflection on Psalm 24:1
By Cristina Rodriguez Blough
In elementary school, our teachers told us to “reach for the stars!” We got on our tippy toes and stretched to the sky with all our might ‘Cuz what we heard was, “Reach for your dreams, You will always have that Right.”—excerpt from “Reaching for the Stars: a Journey,” a poem by Sofia Campos
Sofia is a spirited graduate of UCLA and a young advocate for immigration reform and the passing of the DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act in the United States. Her poem evokes vivid images of courage, struggle and solidarity as it illustrates her journey as an “undocumented immigrant” …
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APRIL 2013
Heavenly citizenship
Living with Jesus’ story (Philippians 3:20-21)
By Hyun Hur
Why do we live here? It was only when I was in my late 20s—and encountering undocumented immigrants coming to work in South Korea—that I began to ponder the significance of citizenship.
Korea was becoming one of the most economically developed countries in Asia, and people began pouring into Korea from all over Asia, Africa and South America, looking for work opportunities from manual labor to high-tech expertise …
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