Isn’t it amazing how often we can cast judgments at folks
and expect them to deal with it, yet bring out the pitch forks and riot in the
streets when judgment is cast at us. It’s not enough that we feel entitled to
our civil rights, but in doing so, some feel the need to violate the civil
rights of others in order take a stance in their own beliefs. Hypocrisy at its finest,
if you ask me. How did such a powerful country who prided itself on the motto, “Life,
Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness” become such a conditional and double-standard
nation? Why are your rights more important than mine, and why should I conform
to your liking? Why are the words I speak considered poisonous and dishonest
and the words you speak considered
growth and change? Is it because, I have a different view from where I stand? Is
it because I follow a God you don’t understand? Or is it, you just merely
dislike me for having a voice that does not harmonize with yours.
See from where I stand, a place where I believe God has
purposefully place me, I am able to understand and have compassion for the
people who want to persecute me for my beliefs and the way I chose to live my
life. Covered in the blood of the lamb, I chose to live a more simple and less
dramatic lifestyle. I chose to love, instead of hate, regardless of one’s situation,
orientation, physical appearance or belief in another God. If there is one
thing, my God has made clear to me, it is love is unconditional, love will bare
peace and understanding, and love will heal the weak at heart. I tend to see the
change you “silently” protest in the streets for in the form of scars and footsteps
of blood. I see the broken longing for restoration and a cross ready for administering
its healing. I see the hurt and the confused walking amongst eachother on a lonely and
desolate road of denial, longing for a clear direction and a place of refuge. I
see innocent and precious lives being selfishly deleted, as if they were some
kind human errors or a glitch in this circle of life. The cries of the huringt have become too unbearable to listen
to. When is enough, enough? When is killing people both physically and morally going
to be enough? How can we work together to bring change? It is my understanding
we are all born with love in both our hearts and souls, but throughout our
lives some of us are taught love is obsolete, through the actions of our
parents, mentors, and sometimes the clergy. Therefore replacing it with disbelief
and hate.
How can I, a Christian woman lock arms with a non-believer and
make a change to bring love to the misfortunate? Is it even possible? Can two people
with separated and very different beliefs work together to feed the hungry, carry
the weak, mend the broken, and console the grieving, while doing so in complete
peace and unity. Absolutely. We are the change this country needs. In fact we are the change this country deserves. The Constitution
was not written, “We the Whites of the
United States of America, We The African-Americans of The United States of
America, We the Believers of God of the United States of America, or We The Homosexuals
of the United States of America”, but it boldly states, “WE THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.” We
are expected to work as a unit, side by side to improve each other for good
things. We are to inspire with words of encouragement, regardless of sex, race,
or religion. We must put all perfidy against each other aside and begin serving one another for the greater good.
I can almost hear your thoughts as you continue on with this article, “You self righteous Bible thump-er. Who are you to say unity and love will bring peace to the oppressed." My reply to you would be, “It wasn’t me who said it. It was Jesus who showed it.” Although many will try me just like many have tried Jesus, you should know I am not a hand to be gambled with. The love that I have for my God will never fold, it will not bend or bow. I cannot give up on what was selflessly given to me. I can feel the stones of judgment crumble under my feet as I stand tall, not with self-pride, but with absolute certainty that my soul is protected and nothing can touch what is His. I’m protected from the loathsome deceivers of flesh that try to entrap me in any dark shadows that I may run into on my walk. Your words and your actions against me are just small speed bumps on my path to glory. I have a voice and as a follower of Christ my voice can ring bells in the highest of temples. I will be heard, maybe not understood, but certainly heard.
