I am White, but I am becoming increasingly aware that I have no idea what that means and how desperately I want it to actually mean something. How can I, a white American from the affluent Northern Suburbs of Chicago relate to anyone of a different ethnicity and culture if I do not first know and own who I am?
I am Angry because I recognize that the depths and sphere of institutional racism permeate into the circle of my community, my education and even my personal relationships with others. I see the brokenness of the the world around me but feel helpless to change the circumstances that promote this type of society.
I am Hopeful that, despite my current frustration and anger, God is still working and changing the world as well as my heart. He is inspiring and motivating, and although I am not quite at the point of action, he is beginning a work in me that will change me forever. I cannot unlearn what knowledge I have gained and because of that, I will continue to be broken for the oppressed and the marginalized until the work of reconciliation is done-- until we are reconciled to one another as a people united under God.
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