莉莉丝目击了她这个年纪的年轻人不该见到的恐怖。尽管要面临更大的危险,但她决定离开家和家人来美国寻求安全。知道了她的一些故事,看见她会议期间有些退却——头上包着围巾,脸朝着地面压得很低——我感觉心要碎了。
Lilith's story touched all of us, including Pam, an attendee who was a quilt maker. Pam had just finished a gorgeous, intricately-patterned quilt, and had brought it with her. She, along with a few of the leaders, decided to give it to Lilith as a symbol of their comfort and love. Lilith had left her own mother behind in her homeland, and I can't imagine how frightened and alone she felt. But in her absence I could see there were lots of "mamas" in this community of women who were more than ready to love on her.
莉莉丝的故事触动了我们所有人,包括与会的被子生产商帕姆。帕姆刚做出了一床华丽的、图案精致的被子,也带过来了。她和几位领导决定把它赠给莉莉丝,被子象征了他们的安慰和爱。莉莉丝把母亲留在了家乡,我无法想象她感到多么害怕孤单。但她的离开使我看到在这个女性团体中有很多“妈妈”,她们都准备好要把爱献给她。
During our last session together Lilith was called forward and prayed over, hugged, and wrapped up in that beautiful quilt. I thought of the many hours Pam undoubtedly spent working on it, unaware of the horrendous events that would lead Lilith to this moment--literally surrounded by the beauty and love the quilt embodied. I wept. When they told her it was for her, she wept. We all wept, honking our noses and wiping our eyes.
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