“Americans have long been trained to see the deficiencies of people rather than policy. It’s pretty easy mistake to make: People are in our faces. Policies are distant. We are particularly poor at seeing the policies lurking behind the struggles of people.”
During this political unrest and racial divide, I have been asking God and myself what my part is as a 28-year-old female who is half Guatemalan, quarter Hawaiian, and a quarter caucasian living in Southern California. My husband and I found ourselves, heartbroken and spirit wounded for our black brothers and sisters who have been broken and wounded since the birth of our nation.
I am learning that it is not to enough to simply love and accept people relationally; we need to love politically, and that comes from being an advocate of anti-racist policies.
This is easier said than done.
It calls to become informed and not become complacent and apathetically paralyzed with the belief that “my vote doesn’t count”.
Every voice counts for the betterment of a people and a brighter future for tomorrow.
As stay at home orders are being lifted, and the rat race of life is slowly picking up, let’s not become too busy to be the change we want to see.
Become informed.
Love not when it is just convenient.
“People are in our faces. Policies are distant. We are particularly poor at seeing…”.
Let’s choose to see.