Woke up this morning with my mind, stayed on Freedom!

REPOSTING this reflection by Min. Moses Hernandez McGavin, from June 18, 2025, on the Kairos Center webpage. Please follow and support their powerful work alongside grassroots communities in our collective struggle for liberation and love for all. And if you have not already purchased and read their newest book, you absolutely should – You Only Get What You're Organized to Take: Lessons from the Movement to End Poverty.

"One of my favorite parts of the weekend also happened during our time outside of the Detention Center. While we were talking, a young person emerged from the doors, looked up at the sky and shouted, “I’M FREE!” Almost immediately, Anton, Steff and others broke out in song, singing, “Woke up this morning with my mind, stayed on freedom!” We danced together in what was a moment of pure joy and hope amidst real pain and suffering. It felt like a reminder from God – we were born to be free, and our work as organizers and people of faith is to fight for that freedom. " – Min. Moses Hernandez McGavin