listening, repenting, lamenting, learning
Where should I begin? What should I say and/or do?
How do I help without adding salt to the deep wounds that span generations?
Sometimes it seems like I'm damned if I do, and I'm damned if I don't, but I'd rather make mistakes in trying to side with the oppressed instead of passively siding with the oppressor.
I recognize that as a white woman, I am part of the problem.
I know that it is not about me, but I'm scared of silence and inaction.
What if I act, but do the wrong thing?
What if I speak, but say hurtful things?
Even good intentions don't matter. My best deed is still a filthy rag.
I know that "there's room for error, but He's calling me higher."
I want to
listen,
repent,
lament, and
learn.
Book List from Andrea:
- Born a Crime, Noah
- Between the World and Me, Coates
- The Bluest Eye, Morrison
- The Minds of Marginalized Black Men, Young
- The Hidden Cost of Being African American, Shapiro
- The Fire Next Time, Baldwin
- The Men We Reaped, Ward
- Such a Fun Age, Reid
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, Taylor
Book List from Kendra:
I just ordered four books from Amazon...The Color of Law, Oneness Embraced, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria, and So You Want to Talk About Race. I am really eager to read I'm Still Here, but it is still out of stock.
O Lord, help me. Have mercy on me, a sinner. Search me. Examine me. Find all that is ugly and hurtful within me and cleanse me from it. May I sow peace, unity, freedom, change, and genuine love. May I hate what is evil and cling to what is good. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done.
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