TO MY WHITE PEOPLE
I want to share something with you. I can talk about racism and white supremacy and privilege but my wife lives it. Quietly and with a smile. But sometimes the fear is real and I have seen it and was glad I was there to be white.
I would have never known that if I hadn’t married her. You can’t know until the rest of your heart is not just like you.
I don’t know the words for it. She doesn’t know the words for it. It is a carnal deep feeling. It is fear but it has a flavor all its own.
You can tell me you have struggled, you can tell me you have been abused, you can tell me that no one has helped you. Those statements can be true. But if you were white, they aren’t completely true. Because if you can put on the right clothes, say the right words and move in the right direction, you can get what you need or want, if you are white. In some situations, no matter what you do, the color of your skin has affected every part of your situation if you are brown or black.
I thought it was just part of history. I thought it was in books. I thought people were overreacting. But my wife doesn’t overreact. She is full of love, even when I can feel her fear.
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My name is Summer. That is how you can call me. I hope that I am a blessing to you. I am not perfect. I will fall again. But I am forgiven. For anyone reading this that isn’t a Christian, unapologetically, I am a Jesus Follower, but I believe there is room for lots of beliefs and religions in the world. It is not my intent to offend people with different beliefs than I have and I would be open to open-minded conversations with no goals of changing anyone’s mind, but sharing information. If you are interested in becoming a Jesus Follower…Do you know Jesus? Do want the Holy Spirit to fill you and give you understanding and salvation? Ask Him. Want someone to pray with you? Contact me.
If you would like to know Jesus as your friend, but want to make this amazing commitment by yourself please pray something like this: Thank you Jesus that You are the Son of God, the God that created heaven and earth. Thank you Jesus that You came to earth in the form of a man so that You would be able to empathize with my humanity. Thank You that You did this in order to fulfill the promises You made at the foundation of the world. I realize that I am a sinner and do things that hurt myself and keep myself away from you. Thank You that You died for my sins so that You could defeat death and bring me into Your life. Please forgive me. I ask You to be Lord of my life. I ask you to heal my hurts and show me what my new life, empowered by You looks like. Thank You for Your mercy.
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