Osanna: School Starts Tomorrow! My Heart is Happy. And You Are Priceless.

School is starting tomorrow, and inevitably that makes my mind swirl around what I learned last semester.

I also just finished a book called

Even if you don't agree with Condoleezza's political view point,

she is a mixed bag full of radical ideas if you fit strongly in the Republican or Democratic party,

her book is a MUST READ. I was moved to (nearly) tears in the first 16 chapters.

She describes in such an accessible way the amazing suffering and triumphs black people

experienced in the South during the 1950's and 60's. It was beautiful and I'm thankful

for my friend Katy Cummings for hosting a book club over a year ago which

caused me to purchase the book. It sat on my shelf and moved twice with me before

I got around to reading it. But I devoured it once the first page was opened.

Seriously, I think you should read it.

Today while talking to a few friends I was reminded of our

temptation to place value on people I remember a book

I read while in high school called "You are Special" by Max Lucado.

But I also remembered a conversation I had with my awesome brother Uriah a number

of months ago. During the conversation he said something so profound I wrote it down.

"Commodification assigns values to the objects that you've turned people

into based on the assets and liabilities that you assign them.

It's one step further in the dehumanizing or divorcing of humans from reality.

We cannot assign a value on persons, because we are priceless."

That's the final thought of the day.

You are beyond quantifiable value.

You are priceless!

Osanna