Testify
A poem by Kathryn Lester-Bacon.
Kathryn Lester-Bacon is the director of religious life at Duke University Chapel in Durham, North Carolina. She writes and shares poems for spiritual reflection on Instagram (@pastor_poetry_practice).
A poem by Kathryn Lester-Bacon.
A poem by Kathryn Lester-Bacon.
A poem by Kathryn Lester-Bacon.
A poem by Kathryn Lester-Bacon.
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