What Jesus Would Do
Theme of the Week: Dealing with Ethnicity Today
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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Key Bible Verse: I solemnly command you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus and the holy angels to obey these instructions without taking sides or showing favoritism to anyone. (1 Timothy 5:21). Bonus Reading: Romans 15:5-9
One evening I went to see the movie Higher Learning with some friends. Having bought the tickets in advance, two of us—a white woman and me (a black man)—waited outside the theater until everyone in our group (including other Caucasians and some Asian Americans) made it in.
The theater was packed, but we found seats toward the back. As the movie began, I realized that, except for our group, the entire audience was African American.
At the end of the movie a black woman is shot and killed by a white racist, and a black man is unjustly beaten by white policemen. The theater-goers exploded with rage at the scenes. And I was angry about what I'd seen.
The movie ended and the lights came on. As people filed out past me, I grew uncomfortable sitting with a white woman. She didn't understand how I felt, and I didn't want to explain. I wanted to go find the black friends who were part of our group and hang with them. I didn't want to publicly associate with the white believers in our group. I was tempted to sin by rejecting my brothers and sisters in Christ because of what others might think or do. But I stayed—as I knew Jesus would.
—Kevin Blue in Faith on the Edge
My Response: What feelings does Kevin's story create in me? Why am I feeling this way?
Thought to Apply: All the people like us are we, and everyone else is they.—Rudyard Kipling (British writer)
Adapted from Faith on the Edge (InterVarsity, 1999) by permission. All rights reserved by the copyright holder and/or publisher. May not be reproduced.
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