MILLIE WATTERS
“Spiritually Commuting”
2014
4:33
As a University of Colorado -
Boulder graduate student living in southwest Denver, I spend several hours or
more per day commuting. When I am not traveling to and from Boulder, I am
making trips to Denver either to gather with my faith community or attend an
art or educational event. In these
liminal spaces the various cultures and encounters I have experienced
throughout the day (both within my travel and in my common experience) have an
opportunity to mingle. An even greater
constant in this time of personal introspection is my awareness of God and my
spirituality. Prayers, songs, and wonderings lift up in the midst of
transit. My faith in Christ has
consistently compelled me to move beyond comfort and across boundaries
culturally. Jesus’ teachings and example have enriched my life in the area of
building relationships with those who do not share my ethnic or racial
heritage. Beyond relational engagement, I have been grafted into a spiritual
family that represents every tribe, nation and tongue. Commuting is a
metaphorical reminder that my present physical reality is not my spiritual
finality.
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