Okay, this isn't where I'm going to preach, but it is where I'm going to be sarcastic.
Why has it taken me 3 weeks to realize that my family's ancestors were french, so it would be completely natural for me to learn the language (francais)?
Duh. I think my parents were trying to tell me this before I left, but I wasn't listening.
This part is where I start preaching. The subject is kind of touchy, so I'll try to be extra careful...
Why didn't it don on me that since I'm white, I can encourage people of the same race in a unique way in their walk with God?
This doesn't mean that I can't reach out to people of different color, but my skin tone does provide me a special opportunity to reach out to other white people.
Obviously, everyone's personal context is different. I will never argue that my life is the same as yours, even if we share the same race. But I will argue that God doesn't make junk, and we are uniquely created to be; black, white, asian, latino, a blend, etc. Therefore, let's lead other blacks, whites, asians, latinos, blends, etc's, to Jesus. I want to use everything I have, strength, weakness, weirdness, stupidity, whatever, to the glory of God.
Reader, please do not be offended. I beg you. Race is probably one of the hardest subjects to talk about. Right up there with sex, politics, and religion.
Probably the four things no one should ever bring up in water cooler conversations... or, should they? Again, I hope that I have been careful enough not to purposefully step on anyone's toes. I really don't want to read scathing emails after this, but if it brings glory to God, bring it on.
I leave you with a verse.
"Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come..."
Matthew 18:7
2 comments:
ummmm....this is Canada, we don't really notice race here. Now maybe if you said "hey, I'm of french ancestry, maybe I can reach french people" ...now that might spark up some conversations (course you'd have to speak the language)
Thanks I appreciate the feedback. Sometimes I forget that I'm not in the States. Canada is very diverse, and harmonious in respect to other races. Hopefully, I can have a better grasp of the language of my ancestry "francais" before I leave.
I do notice race, not because I'm racist, it's because I'm an artist. There are two requirments for being an artist.
1. Must tell the truth.
2. Must be courageous
We as humanity have different skin tone. It's the elephant in the room no one wants to talk about.
Once someone asked a famous artist if he was a black painter. He quickly retorted, "No, I use all the colors in my work."
Also, a great bible teacher, named Myron Crockett said it this way,"I can't stand when people say they're color blind. If you can't tell that I'm black, then you must be blind."
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