Wednesday, March 13, Lent, Day 25
‘You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.’ Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a vocal advocate and activist for the Black community and an Islamic leader. He spent time in prison where he joined the Nation of Islam and took the last name X to name the lost identity of his ancestry in Africa. He knew what it was to have no freedom. He experienced that personally and in solidarity with his community.
Glenn Harris, President of Race Forward, and Publisher of Colorlines, wrote, ‘Racial equity is about applying justice and a little bit of common sense to a system that's been out of balance. When a system is out of balance, people of color feel the impacts most acutely, but to be clear, an imbalanced system makes all of us pay.’
Malcolm X spent his short life pointing out and working for a balanced system.
Good news is good news when it’s good news for everyone.
Freedom is freedom when it’s freedom for everyone.
Peace is peace when it is peace for everyone.
Because we are all connected.
I keep saying that, because it’s true.
Let’s pray.
May those who need peace today, know freedom first.
May those who are exercising power over another rather than solidarity with them know freedom from that system too.
May we all know freedom and may we all know peace.
Amen.