Love as Ancestral Action

 Reading: Chapters 4–6

Hooks begins to show us how love moves when it is practiced, not just felt. This week, we reflect on how our ancestors expressed love through what they did, even when words were absent. Commitment, values, spirituality—these are the invisible legacies we carry.

Discussion / Reflection:

• How do acts of love in your lineage show themselves? Small, quiet gestures count.

• Hooks frames love as an ethic—what would it mean for you to bring that ethic to your family, community, or yourself?

• Where is love asking you to act this week, even in shadowed spaces?

Journal Prompt: Recall a moment when you felt an unspoken ancestral love. How can you honor or continue that action today?