Day 32: Becoming What We Receive
Just as Jesus’ roots determined whether or not he’d be honored and esteemed, my parents’ ethnicity raised a question of worthiness to eat at the table of the Lord alongside their white brothers and sisters.
Lori Stanley is the executive director of the Loyola Institute for Spirituality in Orange, CA. She is a masters candidate studying pastoral theology with a concentration in spiritual direction at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. She has been married for 33 years and has an adult daughter.
Just as Jesus’ roots determined whether or not he’d be honored and esteemed, my parents’ ethnicity raised a question of worthiness to eat at the table of the Lord alongside their white brothers and sisters.
Esther’s story reminds me of May 25, 2020, when I cried for God’s help after George Floyd’s murder. . . Before linking up with allies to slay the lions of privilege and the enemy of systemic racism, I needed to do my inner work and self-reflection.
When addressing racism apart from the Gospel, it cripples our ability to look for God in all people and in all things.
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