Racism and Roots

Racism and Roots

Racism is not a problem that arises out of the justice system. It does not arise out of law enforcement or the courts. It does not arise out of political parties. It does not arise out of religious organizations. Racism arises out of the hearts and minds of humans. Human beings bring their own racist presuppositions into the civil institutions in which they work... and into the church, synagogue, and mosque.

Those who presuppose themselves better or more deserving than persons whose skin color is different than their own are lost in a swamp of corruption known as sin. All have sinned. All are corrupted. All may not be racist, but all have been corrupted and are corrupt. Sadly most of us cherish some corruption or other. The evidence has been building that case for 6000 years.

We live for the moment with no thought that we might actually be corrupt. But we are more or less corrupt than those we look down our noses at. We are individually and tribally narcissistic. Sin, personal corruption and tribal narcissism and sin are the root, trunk and branches of racism. What can we do to eliminate racism when we are so self absorbed? The collective is corrupt.

!!!!!~ I AGREE ~!!!!!

Someone said: When you believe and receive Jesus, you sign a blank check and He fills in the amount! Someone else said: God's name is El Shaddai, not El Cheapo!! Someone else said: Oh how sweet to trust in Jesus!!!

Shall two walk together, except they have agreed? - Amos 3:3

I AGREE !!!!!

Father God declare over me,
Lord, declare and decree,
Before the worlds were made by Your Son,
You declared and decreed: I would be.

Lord, declare over me,
And let mine own eyes now see,
The thing that you are pleased to have made me to be,
That Lord, You declared and decreed.

The Infinite Depth of Your Unending Love
You declare and decree over us.
By the blood of Your Son Your Kingdom is ours,
You declare, You decree: WE agree !

Cause the sprout and the leaf and the bud,
to prosper now in the Son of Your Love.
The person you declared and decreed,
Make mature and complete, Lord decree.

I agree! With YOU Lord I agree!
With all you declare over me.
Thank you Lord I declare and decree,
I agree! We agree! We agree! !!!

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this. - Isaiah 9:2,6-7

Life lived until...

Life lived until...

Making it up

As we walk along

The pain is less

Than what is real,

(And we all gonna die.)

Share my dream!

Or have your own.

The pain is less

While sleepwalking through.

(And we will all wake up dead… I think…)

Coexist. Let’s coexist

Until we no longer do.

The pain is less

With things unknown or ignored.

(But why stare at death?)

Just a little longer

While tomorrow never comes

And then the show is over

And then the pain is gone

(I think that’s right, don’t you?)

So wait for it,

And then let it pass by.

The pain is less

With no baggage

(And none of reality.)

Yet living has it’s consequences,

You have a rap sheet all your own :

1. it
2. is
3. what
4. it
5. is                                                                                      

And do you know the half of it?

Denial is not a river in Egypt.

Don't believe everything you think.

Peace is not contrived.
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