Any words I might offer
Would detract from these
Stuck in my soul
Oozing the cure for not caring enough
Wrapping the wounds
In tight bands of open-eyed hope and mercy
With no further ado, here are the words, words I gathered from James Cone in his book The Cross and the Lynching Tree; words I hope will wound and heal in your soul as they have in mine. Grace and peace to you…
We are very good at choosing and using words that divide.
Maybe we use them because we don’t really choose them – they are near at hand, floating in the air around us.
Like COVID.
If I have anything to say to the Christian community in America and around the world, it is rooted in the tragic and hopeful reality that sustains and empowers black people to resist the forces that seem designed to destroy every ounce of dignity in their souls and bodies.
Cone, James H.. The Cross and the Lynching Tree (pp. 14-15). Orbis Books. Kindle Edition.
If I have anything to say I say to all my kind Let us listen to this man Let us hear what he has to say May it break our hearts Open our eyes Bring us Awareness Confession Repentance Forgiveness Healing dw
