I have been sharing my struggle during this difficult time of unrest as we face the important need to dismantle racism. I seek to be a part of the change. I continue to ask what inside of me needs to change? What can I do? How can I help? Where do I fit into this critical moment in our history to be an impactful part of a solution?
I had an moment where I realized that I need to reach out to my brothers and sisters of color and check on their souls. God spoke to me in the quietness of my heart and said, "Do what you normally do, Bill, reach out and be a difference in the smallness of a personal check on others in your life. You do the small important things, follow my nudges and I will honor them in the bigness of what is happening."
In the quiet moment of stillness in my meditation God quietly reminded me that God is God and I am not. I had to recognize my need for obedience in following the leading of the Pentecost Spirit in my life to be who I am and be obedient in the stillness of the presence of God.
So I have begun to strive to be still. I have contacted many of the people of color in my life checking on their souls. If I claim friends, I need to be a friend. The simple in the midst of the seemingly impossible is what I need to do. I have been received with open arms. I have fixed nothing, but I have just loved and been an agent of change for one.
The scripture I share today is important for me. It does not mean there is no action in my words, it does mean I need to stop and listen while trusting the God of Jacob.
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. - Psalm 46:10-11
Peace,
PB
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