Refuge is not the same as comfort.
“A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping; Rachel, weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were no more.”
Jeremiah 31:15
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ref·uge
/ˈrefˌyo͞oj,ˈrefˌyo͞oZH/
noun
- a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble."he was forced to take refuge in the French embassy"
- something providing shelter.plural noun: refuges"the family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world"
- an institution providing safe accommodations for women who have suffered violence from a spouse or partner.
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I remember being a child and weeping with other children when we learned by way of a classroom loudspeaker that President Kennedy had been shot and killed in Texas.
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We're not alone. Never will be.
It's been two years since George Floyd was murdered. Just realized that.
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There is no safe place in this country for anyone.
It never ends.
I have no words anymore, just a broken heart.
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