“Friends, you’ve got mail.
It’s an invitation to dust off your shoes,
To go deeper,
To trust that you’re worth it,
To lose your keys and your faith,
And then to find them both, along with your worth.
You are invited.
We are invited.
Again and again and again.
This invitation is for you.”
— Excerpt from “Invited” by Rev. Sarah Are
From the Again & Again poetry collection by @sanctifiedart
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