Jesus would have been in Ferguson last night. He wouldn’t have paid a whole lot of attention to a decision on the indictment. He knows better than any of us how “facts” can be aligned with whatever narrative is preferred. He wouldn’t have been wearing a hat or t-shirt for a particular side. No, I think Jesus would have been there standing alongside the family of Michael Brown, holding them, crying with them. I think Jesus would sit with Officer Wilson, naming the fear and anxiety and anger he was feeling, and reminding him that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. I think he’d be with young men and women who went to bed confused and ashamed that they had participated in violence, looted stores, and started fires. He’d say, “I get it. I see the anger. I’m not going anywhere. Let’s talk.”
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 06:18:53 +0000
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