Preoccupied With Race

“Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” ~ Matthew 6.34 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his  span of life?  ~ Luke 12.25 “More enslaving than our occupations, however, are our preoccupations. To be preoccupied means […]

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Judging Prejudice

“The bird that would soar above the level plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings.” ~ Kate Chopin, The Awakening “Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.” ~ Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre […]

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Repeat After God

“Let us hold fast to the profession of our faith, for He is faithful that promised.” ~Hebrews 10.23 Enamored by the ideals of an Israelite cult, the writer of Hebrews desires that these Jewish Christians not return to their old ways, reminding them that God is faithful to His promises.  Likewise, American Christians are captivated […]

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The Twenty-Third Psalm of Race

Race is my shepherd; I am its black sheep.   It lies me down in segregated places,  leads me beside still, stale lives.   My life is repetitive. Race leads me along the arduous paths for its name’s sake.   Even when I go to the house of prayer,  I feel no relief, for you […]

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I Can Refuse

I don’t have to accept your version of me, Your interpretation of my reality I don’t need your eyes to see I can refuse   Don’t have to consent to your treatment of me, Your understanding of how I am That is the way things used to be I’m not related to Uncle Tom or […]

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