Some of this inexcusable behavior occurred at a previous house of worship, which made Tara leery of reengaging in a local church. “But I decided to make a choice,” she said with bravery. “I am choosing to trust again.” She went on to tell the story of joining our church and launching a series of racial reconciliation conversations that are bringing together women of various ethnicities to discuss how we truly come together and do better. I look at Tara’s impact on our congregation, and I think, How could someone so wronged turn back to people who hurt her and say, “I want to build a bridge to
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