I just discovered another website that fascinates me. Truth Dig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines It is the website of the Rev. Madison Shockley from the United Church of Christ in Carlsbad, California. He is a person of color and therefore a person whose experience of being a citizen in this United States is probably much different than my own.
Being a part of a community in which people come in all hues and views is of great importance to me. I have to say that I judge the authenticity of a spiritual community by the diversity of it’s members. My clearest moments of being a part of God’s kingdom have come when the physical manifestation of that kingdom was primarily, but not exclusively, people of color. I don’t know if this is fair or not, but it is one of the primary ways I judge the truth of a spiritual path. If people all look and act the same, I assume it cannot be a totally authentic manifestation of God’s spirit. This probably isn’t completely fair of me but so far the test has proved to be accurate.
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