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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

ENOUGH

Today, I am angry, at a loss and grieving the loss of another Black man who was killed by a  white policeman who was kneeling on this mans  neck while three other officers just stood by and watched.
George Floyd screamed- or did it slowly become a whisper : “I CANT BREATHE”. I  imgaine as the blood flow from his carotid artery blocked blood to his brain, that his voice got quieter and quieter. Bystandarders were shouting at the police to stop, to let him be, that he cant breathe and someone called an ambulance and he was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. In all reality, he was dead soon after he lost consciousness.
Gratefully, the Mayor of Minneapolis fired these 4 policeman. One for sure is a murderer and the other three are accomplices. They do not deserve any special treatment. They are murderers. Period.
If the situation had been reversed, and four Black policeman were involved killing a white man, they would have probably been shot and killed themselves by this point.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
WHY do our Black brothers and sisters have to keep enduring this time and time again? Why is racism still so prevalent in America? It has not stopped since the arrival of the first Black Africans sold as slaves.
WHITE SUPREMACY MUST END.
Having white skin makes me no better or no worse than anyone else in the world. But why do some white people-aptly called racists-have this hatred and maliciousness against really any people of color, whether they are Black or Brown or Yellow.
I am not better. You are no better.
We all belong to the same human family. All created by God in His image. All deeply loved and valued by God. No one is loved anymore or any less in the eyes of the Almighty.

I am done with the hashtags. They show that we care, but that too, is not enough. From now on, I, a white little bit eldery woman, commit to doing whatever I can to STOP white supremacy, to STOP racial profiling, to STOP racial injustice against any person of color and promise to pursue racial justice and racial reconciliation. I am not quite sure how I will do this but I will. I have read books and just beginning to read BE THE BRIDGE. I will reach out to others for suggestions and help. I will keep trying. I will keep being angry and grieved. I will lament over our racism. I wll lament over not doing something sooner.
I refuse to be like the German Christians in WW II, who heard the trains, knew about the atrocities and killings of millions of Jews at the concentration camps and said not a word.
IF you are a TRUE FOLLOWER of JESUS CHRIST, you too, will quit standing by doing nothing. These men and women of color are weary. So so weary. NOTHING has changed. They cant go running or to a store or even be in their own home, without being gunned down. Put yourself in their shoes-this is SO INCREDIBLY terrible and so sad.
We have been told to love one another as Christ loves us. This includes all People of Color. They are not only our neighbor but our family.
White men and women must be held accountable. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED.
PLEASE DO NOT SIT BY AND DO NOTHING.
THIS IS NOT WHO WE WERE MADE TO BE.

LOVE IS THE ANSWER.
Reach out in love. BE a do-er. BE a listener. BE involved. 
Just do anything.