Saturday, May 09, 2015

Pernicious – v2

Are we complicit
when we stand in silence;
Pernicious discrimination
devaluing our neighbors.

Excluding them from inclusion
blind to the judging;
Letting others abuse
our sisters and our brothers.

We must stand, we must speak out,
God is calling all of us to an awakening;
Looking at where boundaries are established
when we create stumbling blocks to full inclusion.

Not being silent before those who separate
who judge our neighbors;
Standing in the breach
with our brother, our Savior.

We are called to this mission, this purpose,
to speak out against repression;
The little insidious slights uttered
and the pernicious patterns of behavior.

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edited May 9, 2015
Pernicious – v2

May 27, 2011
Pernicious
racial bullying at Pembroke Academy
and
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
Riruta United Methodist Church
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission

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