We are deeply saddened by man’s inhumanity to man, first in the brutality that is constantly being perpetrated against men (primarily) of color, and second, in the senseless violence that has ensued as a result. 

The events of the past week have piled on more trauma on a country that has already been left reeling from months of quarantine, fear and death. Despite the shadow that the COVID crisis places over everything we cannot afford to let this opportunity to bring real reform pass us by.

I would like to encourage everyone to take some time to go to Instagram and listen to Christine Caine have a Conversation on Race and Restoration with Dr. Anita Phillips.

Dr. Phillips wisely points out that we need to recognize the subtle—and mostly unconscious—ways that our culture has reinforced the racial divide in America. The need to address the trauma that Black Americans have suffered for over 400 years in this country must come before true reconciliation can take place. The Church is best positioned to minister to the wounded with God’s healing truth. 

Our prayer is for true and lasting change to finally come to our nation concerning the inequality of people of color, starting with the Church and followed by our local and governmental authorities. May we, the Body of Christ, rise up and lead the way to lasting justice and true peace.