the good news about bad news

Spiritual resource to share: uncovering sin

Our local newspaper headline today read: LUHS ( our local high shool) study describes 'toxic' culture toward Amerian Indians

The bad news is that racism exists in this idylllic setting of a rural community. But the good news is that it has been uncovered and widely acknowledged as something to be healed. During this past year, I have been involved with ongoing community meetings to deal with racism and its effects. I'm told that this has been a problem for decades and that this if the first time that so many community members have been so involved for so long to find ways to effectively deal with and diminish racism. So this newspaper headline is a helpful step.

I was inspired reading MBEddy's article called "The Way" in her book Miscellaneous Writings. In it, she says that in order for healing to happen, thought (or, as she states, mortal mind) must pass through three stages of growth: self-knowledge, humility and love.

Under the first stage of self-knowledge, she writes that we must know ourselves and that "error found out is two thirds destroyed, and the last third pierces itself, for the remainder only stimulates and gives scope to higher demonstration." This is the good news about bad news. Once it is exposed, it is on its way out. AND this exposure leads to healing.

As I continue working and doing my own prayerful work for our community, I'll be actively pursuing the self-knowledge, humility and love that are so necessary to this healing of racism that we are all earnestly pursuing. I'll keep you posted.







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