All the talk of building bridges has left me pretty much unmoved and uninterested. Most bridges are built from both sides, and I am fatigued and realistic about what has actually been done in recent decades. Both sides have to be ready to construct the bridge, and I have not been seeing many signs that that kind of readiness is present.
Until the bridge can be open to my companions, my family, my community, I’m not going to put my energy into the effort. When members of all religions, all sexual preferences, all ethnic backgrounds are welcome at the other side of the bridge, then I say “Let’s get going.”
Until then, I am more interested in putting my efforts into the members of my community, my family, my companions. These are members of my Beloved Community, and I welcome all who want to join it. But we all have to be able to walk across the bridge.