I can say with 100% honesty, I do not have a racist bone in my body. I just don't see color. I never have.
Our pastor preached today on racism. It was awesome. He presented biblical and scientific facts. I learned so much! While, I thought it was awesome, and it really hit the nail on the head, I am sure he stepped on some toes.
It always amazes to me to hear people say, "Oh, I am not racist!" Yet, when you probe a little further, you discover their true heart. They share that while they are not racist, they would indeed be uncomfortable if their child brought home a date that was not their race.
Kevin (our pastor) challenged us to look at people through the eyes of Jesus. He also shared the fact that actually, we are all one race. Sure there are different people groups and different cultures, we are all from one blood. Biblically speaking we are the same. In the eyes of Christ, we are all one. In fact, he went as far as saying that genetically, there is only .02% difference between us. ALL OF US. That means that our DNA is 99.98% the same as everyone else's.
Let me ask you a question. Take a look at this picture.
Now tell me, what color do you think the person was that had this heart? A white man? A black woman? Asian? Hispanic? We don't know. We don't know, because past the melanin in our skin, we are all the same.
Speaking of melanin - we all have different amounts. Some much more than others. Some of us has what appears to be none. With blonde hair and blue eyes:
While others have a little more. With brown hair and brown eyes:
Now do I love my children based on the amount of melanin in their skin? Of course not. That would be ridiculous. So why do we accept others based on that? Does your level of melanin make you superior or inferior to someone else? Absolutely not.
Anyway, it was just a nice message today. A message that I am sure, a lot of people needed to hear. My prayer is that I can see people through the eyes of Jesus. My prayer for my children is that they find Christian mates and friends. If they chose to marry someone with more or less melanin than themselves, so be it.
Where are you on the issue?
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Although this is totally NOT racist, I have to admit that when I see pictures of a heart I automatically assume they belong to a little Chinese girl waiting for me to be her Mama. Perhaps I've been doing too much research on congenital heart defects? :)
We share the same "top 4" passions, and feel very similar emotions about the last three. However, I do see skin color...and I love the beauty behind all the different shades God has created. And I happen to think that the more of those shades are blended together, the more beautiful they become. Watching the Children of the World choir sing yesterday made me start thinking about adopting from Africa some day. I'm not saying we will, but I can't help but think about how beautiful that "black" skin would look blended into our "white" and "yellow" family. I just love colors!!!!
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