In Pursuit of Shalom

I’ve struggled to verbalize the experience of the last month. The perpetual onslaught of intentional chaos and confusion has me feeling like a boxer in the ring. Bouncing on the balls of my feet, constantly bobbing and weaving, looking for the next hit, trying to dodge and play defense simultaneously. There were some near misses and some light blows that grazed me. But, a couple of them landed and hit HARD! One of those hits impacted my full-time employment. While consoling friends who worked for the government and consulting with organizations that were frantically trying to scrub their websites and re-align their mission/vision/values, I suddenly found myself in need of…