reveal. react. act.

The date is May 27th, 2020.

reveal.

In the beginning of this quarantine, my Facebook news feed consisted of two things; recipes my friends have been mastering and public health updates.

My news feed looks very different nowadays. Troves of posts about police brutality, murder, racism now flood my new feed. As I read these posts, I can’t help but realize the reveal of ugliness and injustice that our nation is still plagued with. I wish I can close my eyes and just wake up from it as if it was a bad dream. This is the wrong mentality.

This is the reality of the situation and I need to accept that I cannot stand for this. God, you have revealed the gravity of the situation to those that tether to you, opening their eyes and heart.

react.

How am I supposed to react? People being targeted and murdered for their skin color. Discrimination against communities due to stereotypes. Injustice taking place in the midst of a broken system.

How am I supposed to react? An easy answer is out of frustration and desperation.

Instead, my heart automatically breaks. My heart breaks due to the abuse of justice and inherent racism. My initial reaction is to say I’m sorry. Christ never stayed silent and I need to model after Him. God has revealed that we are called to grieve and mourn.

act.

There is a song called “What Would You Do?” by Elevation Worship. The lyrics are simple; what would you do if He walked into the room? What will I do once this quarantine eventually ends?

I act by praying and repenting first. Repenting of my own biases and mindset. Repenting of being stagnant in my faith and complacent behind my computer screen. Repenting that I know the Lord didn’t call me to stand by idly but did so because I was uncomfortable.

My prayers plea for justice and accountability. Not my sense of justice, but the justice of the King. Prayers of God’s divine intercession in these situations and moments of heartbreak. Prayers on the proper ways of grieving and mourning with fellow brothers and sisters. I choose to abhor that which God abhors. I choose to not stay silent because God calls us to be unified, spanning all races and cultures.

Lord, take away my sins and make me an image bearer of You. Lord, teach me what it means to love those that are persecuted and not tolerate evil.