Kathy Baker: Who is my neighbor?

Life is a journey, as we’re often reminded. My own life has taken me to mountaintops of joy, valleys of despair, and everything in between. Recently, my internal journey, conversations with my authentic, interior self, has been a wild ride. One filled with twists and turns, unfamiliar passageways winding through darkness and shadows — and finally, the arrival of a moment of clarity.  

A bit of backstory: The most enduring thread in the tapestry of my life has been a calling to continuous spiritual and personal growth. In the last 20-plus years, that took the form of working in pastoral care at my church, Unity Chapel of Light, where I give the Sunday message once a month. (Unity, for those who may not be familiar with it, is similar to Unitarian-Universalist, with — at least for me — a flavor of Reverend Amy Gopp, senior minister of Kent’s United Church of Christ.)