The Emptiness of Our Hands A Lent Lived on the Streets
The Emptiness of Our Hands: A Lent Lived on the Streets by Phyllis Cole-Dai, published by AuthorHouse in September 2004, is a reflective narrative that chronicles the experiences of the author and James Murray as they voluntarily lived on the streets of Columbus, Ohio, during Lent and Holy Week in 1999. This edition, comprising 268 pages, presents a unique exploration of compassion and the challenges of truly connecting with others in difficult circumstances.
Readers will find a meditative account that emphasizes the importance of presence and empathy in human interactions. Through nearly thirty black and white photographs, primarily taken by James with homemade pinhole cameras, the book illustrates the stark realities faced by those without homes. The narrative delves into themes of personal judgments and the complexities of practicing compassion, inviting readers to reflect on their own perceptions and behaviors toward others.
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During Lent and Holy Week, 1999, Phyllis Cole-Dai and James Murray lived voluntarily on the streets of Columbus, Ohio, the nation’s fifteenth largest city. They didn’t go out on the streets to satisfy idle curiosity, or to experience a strange new world. They didn’t go out to find answers to questions, solutions to problems. They didn’t go out to save anyone, or to hand out donations of food and blankets. They went out with one primary aim: to be as present as possible to everyone they met to love their neighbor as themselves. Doing so, they were reminded just how difficult the practice of compassion can be, especially because of personal judgments, assumptions, fears and desires, all habits of mind that harden one’s regard for and behavior toward other people.
The Emptiness of Our Hands: A Lent Lived on the Streets is a meditative narrative accompanied by nearly thirty black and white photographs, most of them shot by James using crude pinhole cameras that he constructed from trash. This book will thrust you out the door of your comfortable life, straight into the unknown. What can happen to a person without a home? Indeed, what might happen to you?
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