Healing the Divide

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I heard about an African American in the 1960’s who tried to attend a church that was known for its wealth and prestige. Sadly, the church wouldn’t even let him attend a service. He went to talk to the pastor about it. The pastor said to him, “You just need to pray about it, and the Lord’s going to give you the reason.” About three weeks later the pastor saw him and asked, “Did you talk to the Lord about it?” The Man said, “Yes I did. And Jesus said, ‘Don’t take it personally. I’ve been trying to get in that church for 20 years and I still can’t get in!’”

We’ve come a long way in our country since the 1960’s. Thanks be to God! But obviously, we also still have a long way to go. The book of Revelation reminds us that in the kingdom of heaven, there will be people speaking every language. There will be people from every nation and race. How beautiful is that!

Today, let us pray for healing among any and all lines that divide us.

Let us pray: Loving God, we realize that you must love diversity, for you have created us in a variety of shapes and sizes, with various hues of skin and hair, with varying degrees of gifts and interests. We thank you that we are not all the same, and we praise you for your sense of beauty. Today, we do pray for healing between people of different races and nationalities. We pray for the healing of old wounds and prejudices. We long for the day when we will all sit with you in the kingdom of heaven and eat together as one. Touch us once again with your grace and unconditional love. Help us to accept that love and to share it. Amen.