Watching George Floyd get casually lynched by the police in Minneapolis is kind of it for me.
This is not our America. All people are certainly created equal, but only some benefit from that equality. It's taken me a long time to awaken, being in my thick white bubble of the suburbs of Long Island. But Lord I am awake now. And I am angry.
But that doesn't much matter in the face of the anger and hurt and fear and oppression of an entire race of people in this country. A country whose founding documents speak of freedom but where THIS execution style murder can happen based on skin color. Again and again and again and again. (By the by, if you think this was not a race related execution, ask yourself if a white person suspected of a $20 forgery would have received the same treatment by law enforcement. Be honest with yourself, if you can.)
I am going to be ordained a minister in a week's time. I hope use the pulpit made available to me to stand up, speak up, write about, preach about, march about racial injustice, among other things. Before I do any of that however, I promise to LISTEN. And I hope to all that is holy that I can LEARN.
Divine Spirit rest the soul of George Floyd and grant peace and comfort to his family, his loved ones, and all people who are suffering because of his murder. Let justice be done upon those responsible for his death. Let true justice find her way into our legal system and our society.
Our Lady of Sorrows, PRAY FOR US.
