Race

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28


My friend Honora has a good point to make and I can honestly say I agree with her completely and now we must deal with it. Perhaps humans have had to "deal with it" since the beginning of time and will have it to deal with 'til the end of time, but we all must make our choices as best as we can and sometimes that can be hard to do depending on where we live and what ideals we were raised with. This article on the Color of God's Skin was the story I was reading as I opened another window and read her post. I think they go together quite well and I believe my mission for today is to bring attention (however so small) to the issue of what exactly racism is and how much it destroys the goodness in our beings. What would it take for man not to hate man? Is there anything that would make us see beyond the color of our skin or the language we speak and even the dress we wear? What would make us see ourselves in each other?
What should one do when all we truly want is peace?

My personal answer is Pray and believe it will come to pass.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. --1 Corinthians 13