Tuesday; February 13
Recently, I have been
thinking a lot about the things that divide us – as a nation, in our
communities and in our own individual relationships. I have to warn you that my thoughts will probably
be in contrast with some prevailing thought.
According to many who claim to know, what is wrong with our society can
be reduced to terms of superficial qualities such as social privilege, race,
gender or economics. While it would be illogical
to dismiss the differences in the environments in which we were raised or
currently live, the thing that ultimately guides our actions is individual
choice based upon the principles of our hearts and minds. If I am a racist or a sexist, it shouldn’t be
attributed to being a white, middle-class man; it is because I refuse to
believe that, despite Jesus’ saving grace for all of us, we are all created
equal in the eyes of God. If I am
addicted to drugs or alcohol, the excuse of grewing up in the
economically-deprived inner city or Native American reserva…