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You came.
You saw.
You conquered.
You oppressed.
But now you’re reeling, from the impactful but nonviolent haymakers thrown in the 50s and 60s by Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mamie Till-Bradley, John F. Kennedy,, Nina Simone, Malcolm X, Ruby Bridges, Lyndon B. Johnson and others.
You, Conquering Oppressor, are trying to hide your depraved state of mind…
….body…
…and soul…
…by telling anyone who will listen that your actions were, and continue to be, permissible because of our skin color, our allegedly being members of a subordinate and inferior caste.
But all you’re doing now is hiding your crimes, the atrocities you committed, and continue to commit, against other human beings.
You know full well these crimes were, and are being, committed in the light of day to advance your priorities, enrich yourself and individuals that look like you, the ones who wear their whiteness like a badge of honor.
We see you.
Or better said, we see right through you, a soul devoid of compassion, an unwillingness to embrace us, your more compassionate neighbors.
Do you ask yourself why we, your compassionate neighbors, remain compassionate, neighborly?
Why we default to nonviolence when it is within our right to violently lash out at you?
I’ll tell you why.
We love you.
As siblings bound together by the blood of the risen Messiah, Jesus Christ.
And because our Lord and Savior is both merciful and transformative, we believe you have the capacity to change for the better.
Better means you, Conquering Oppressor, will come to recognize that your unrighteous acts are driven by hatred, buoyed by a superiority complex.
Better means you, Conquering Oppressor, cannot go it alone, that creating a more perfect union is an all-hands-on-deck proposition.
Better means you, Conquering Oppressor, must develop the capacity to love again, to be faithful to our God, kind to your neighbors.
We see that you’re repulsed by what we’re saying.
We see that you want to retreat to the silo that prevents you from hearing the wise counsel of the compassionate and the neighborly.
But actions speak louder than words.
That’s why we stand before you now, arms spread wide, waiting for you to step forward into our hearty embrace.
We see those tears, a testament to your newfound compassion wanting to see the light of day.
Take that first step, toward us, your compassionate neighbors.
Accept this kiss to your cheek as I accept the one you’re applying to mine.
Redemption feels good, doesn’t it?
Welcome to God’s More Perfect Union.
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