<p id="">Marlena Graves is an author, writer, professor, preacher, and speaker on spiritual formation and justice, especially in areas of racism and immigration in the US.</p><p id="">Her books include <em id="">The Way Up Is Down, Who’s My Neighbor?, A Beautiful Disaster, </em>and<em id=""> 40 Days on Being a Nine (Enneagram Daily Reflections).</em> Marlena is assistant professor of spiritual formation at Northeastern Seminary on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan University. She is a member of INK: A Creative Collective and lives in the Rochester, New York area with her husband and three daughters. Marlena's newest book, <a href="https://www.navpress.com/p/bearing-god/9781641586238" id="">Bearing God</a>, will release on September 9, 2023 from NavPress. Learn more about Marlena at marlenagraves.com.</p>