God is like Leslie Knope :) You know that episode where Anne and Ben are frustrated 'cause Leslie has anniversaries for everything and always gets super thoughtful gifts for them. She knows she's better at it than them. God gives to us more than we could ever hope to give back. And he knows it. We're never going to give enough or be enough and he's ok with that. More than ok with it. He loves to give more than to receive. It's the ultimate unbalance. It unnerves us. We have the OCD urge to even out the scales just to end the tention. But God loves us in and through the tention. He calls us to rest in that tention. Our life is one giant conundrum.
I AM RACIST AND SO, WHITE PERSON, ARE YOU
I AM RACIST AND SO, WHITE PERSON, ARE YOU But We Don't Have to Stay That Way Love Letter For My Sister Alright. Before we dive into this SUPER fun topic let me start with the fact that you are being made new every day. You're not going to be allowed to stay where you're at in your racism. You are beloved. For the first time -practically ever- I'm not being sarcastic. You are so beloved. I don't know who you are (hi Mom!), but that doesn't matter. I need you to know it and believe it before we continue. Because this is not actually fun. It's actually really shitty . If you don't believe beloved this could be dangerous. Don't get stuck. Please. Right now we're part of the problem, but we don't have to stay that way. How did this whole thing come about? I had one sentence in my head. I had to face my racism. Sitting cross-legged on my bed I put on a random Spotify playlist. ("Sum Me Up" case you...
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