Reflections on a long week
This week has been hard. I've seen both sides of a debate that no one knows the answer too. I've seen friends post pictures of the most adorable new born sons who are worried that they will not survive to adulthood because of the color of their skin. There are those in this country who try to say that race is not issue. However, what happened in August in Ferguson, Missouri is eerily similar to events in Money, Mississippi in August of 1955 . It saddens me to that despite our best efforts, as people we have fallen short. We claim to be a Christian nation but yet we are unable to offer comfort to those who mourn without pointing out why they are unworthy of our love. How do I justify the privileges that I enjoy because of the color of my skin? I don’t have to worry that my son will be killed playing in the street by someone who is scared of him. I will more than likely never feel the pain of losing a child and have him vilified for the world. Yet while man