Black History Month

This Black History Month, we want to affirm that black history is a part of global history and deserves recognition every day of every month, of every year. 

Recent events have made it clear that we still have a long way to go in addressing themes raised by the idea, 'Black Lives Matter'.  

So, if in the past few months you have signed a declaration, gone on a march, participated in significant but uncomfortable conversations, done some background reading/research, prayed like you’ve never prayed before regarding matters of race and engaged in some serious soul searching... That's great, but there’s still much more to be done...  

The truth is the journey of transformation is a costly one and there are no short cuts (that I’ve been able to find anyway…).  If that is what you were hoping for, please stop reading this now because (spoiler alert), the real work is only just beginning.  A wise woman said, ‘Just as society will not change overnight, neither will you.’  This journey will require considerable reflection, a great deal more prayer (because this is after all also a spiritual battle) and extraordinary but everyday courage.  

To encourage us on our way, this month's blog includes a video talk.  We are grateful to our wonderful church Renewal for inviting Kate to re-present this message for a Sunday service as part of a series on Justice.  The message is called ‘Following Jesus in a Racialised World’ and begins 34 minutes into the service.

Because Black Lives (still) Matter...