Introducing Ms. Cat Woman and Mr. Batman!
(click on the picture to see more pictures of the Superhero birthday party)
“Almighty and eternal God, you know the longings of people’s hearts and you
protect their rights. In your goodness watch over those in authority, so that
people everywhere may enjoy religious freedom, security and peace."
Religious freedom. My mind immediately stopped listening and started trying to digest the actual meaning of those words as I sat inside this immaculate Catholic Church in communist China. Looking down each pew, my thoughts were transformed. I now wondered how many people were “breaking the rules” by being there and how many others wanted to but couldn’t. Glancing down at my purse, I thought of my passport. Not necessarily its blue cover with the American Eagle on the inside, but the rights inherited by one lucky enough to possess it, both home and abroad.
As we walked out of the church into the bustling streets of the high-end downtown neighborhood where the church was located, one word immediately came to mind. Privileged. No matter what we believe, we have the right to think and to openly choose, even here in China. We are truly privileged. But what a shame that it requires a foreign passport to be so.
Happy Easter everyone!
We are official...we have our own set of wheels. And it takes guts, lots of them, to ride around here. But it is fun and has given us our freedom back. Eric thinks it is pretty cool. Pia...well, as you can see she is laid back, with her mind on her money and her money on her mind. ;O)