Christians urged to take an ‘uncomfortable’ step
For those among us who claim to be Christian, perhaps now is the time to do something we’ve never done before. Recalling Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who observed that one of the most segregated hours in the United States occurs on Sunday mornings when we attend church services. Perhaps now is the time to attend church services in a church where everyone isn’t of the same skin color. Perhaps now is the time to worship with and see Jesus in those who are of a different skin color.
Perhaps now is a good time to remember that the Gospel is uncomfortable. The Gospel is inconvenient. Jesus intrudes on our lives with his radical message.
When those who are suffering or oppressed use peaceful means to cry out for justice, equality, dignity, respect and safety, where do we imagine Jesus in that time? Can we see him standing next to them? Are we standing with Jesus? Where do we literally stand on Sunday morning?
D.L. Meinert