We are called to remember—and to live out—particularly during times when religious institutions (read Baptist churches) are ridiculed, ignored, have lost their luster, and are looked upon with askance, that WE are called to be ever mindful of the foreboding presence or injustice, to heed our call to do justice, love kindness, and to leave our Imprints of Peace as we walk gently on the earth.
Read morePrayers for Peace in Charlotte Requested - Black Lives Matter!
African Americans there who were grandparents seemed to be experiencing post-traumatic stress syndrome. They recounted horror stories from decades past, and expressed their age-long hope that because they had gone through the targeting and violence so many years ago, that their children and grandchildren would not have to experience it themselves.
Read moreSpeak truth to our neighbors. Be angry but do not sin.
Our neighbors are not always who we think they are. So let us not grow tired in well-doing, but love God, especially now, with all of who we are, and seek always to recognize and love our neighbor as our own kin. Be angry, but don’t sin is the directive for us all.
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