On the train ride home tonight I sat next to a black woman in red. First she called some doctor's office and left a message about a bill she had received late because she had moved in the fall. Then she called a family member, maybe a cousin, who was home alone and was freaking out because her dad had told her she had to move. The woman in red tried to help her relative calm down: "You will always be safe and you will always have a roof over your head. The Lord will provide that. You may not like everything that happens, but you will be safe and sheltered." She talked the other woman for a while, and then got out a small Bible and read to her to keep her under control.
It was pretty moving, in quiet way. We haven't had to deal with anything like that. Knock wood.
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