The past two weeks I’ve seen the best and the worst in people. I keep going in my mind to people trying to be right instead of trying to seek understanding.

My family is mixed, blended, and loved by God.

I can’t breath could be my son or husband on the wrong day.

I’ve been praying for the right words. I don’t know if this will resonate or offend. My hope is for thought to turn into God centered actions.

I’ve read Ecclesiastes chapter 3.

There is a time for everything.

To be born and die

To plant and uproot

To kill and heal

To tear down and to build

To weep and to laugh

To mourn and to dance

To scatter stones and to gather them

To embrace and to refrain from embracing

Time to search and a time to give up

Time to keep and to throw away

A time to tear and a time to mend

To be silent and to speak

A time for love and a time for hate

A time for war and peace

God gives us seasons. We are in a season now.

God also seeks justice to both the righteous and the wicked.

Could we be wrong? Everyone of us has fallen short. No one recieves salvation by works alone, but we must run our race striving to show God’s love.

I believe my season is to speak, to love but hate the injustice shown, seek peace but be ready for war, to tear down and build back up, and to weep.

The United States has a dark history. Acknowledging a problem and seeking solutions doesn’t make someone unpatriotic.

If your inner circle looks just like you, please expand your circle. Love your neighbor, seek justice, and understanding.

Pray for the next step. Do good. When one works for God and is in alliance with God’s plan for living their work is fruitful.

What if every Christian quit trying to be right? Quit fighting each other?

What if we lived out our calling? Embraced the seasons God has put us in.

If God has called you to speak and you reamin silent that’s between you and God. If God has called you into a season, please pray for courage to enter into the season.

If all Christians acted on God’s calling it would be a start to healing. The nation’s upheaval is so much more than George Floyd. The nation’s scars are deep and need to be torn down, mended, weeped over, built back up to experience joy.