Tag: race-less identity

He Sees Me

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He sees me Not the social coloring of my skin Not the texture of my hair Not the size of my nose Not the shape of my eyes Not my past and its failures Not my present and its flaws Not who I was or who I hope to be But who I have always […]

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Race-less and Prayer-Filled

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“We are unfinished creatures– longing, reaching, stretching towards fulfillment.  We express these desires for completion in prayer.  Prayers articulate our seeking after the best.  Prayers give voice to aspiration towards the highest.  Everything that is distinctly human gets formulated in prayers: our pathos, our nobility, our creativity.  Also interestingly, everything that is disreputable in us– […]

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If I Accept Race

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If I accept race, then I must deny everything that God says about me.  I must pretend as if she does not exist and that I do not have an interest in knowing her.  If I accept race, I must ignore the voice of God, calling me to awaken and become aware of Him surrounding […]

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Don’t Let Race Change Your Name

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“When they came to Bethlehem, the whole town stirred because of them; and the women said, ‘Is this Naomi?”  She said to them, ‘Call me no longer Naomi, call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me.  I went away full but the Lord has brought me back empty; why call me Naomi […]

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Race Fact #24: Why Race Remains Prevalent

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Race continues as a prevalent means by which we identify ourselves because we do not find it important enough or of a pressing necessity to meet who we really are.  We have no interest in and no desire to change our status from stranger to self.

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