Start with your heart

Start With Your Heart!
As we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King today, we recognize that there is still much work to be done. Prejudice, particularly racial prejudice, may be among the world's most prevalent sins. No matter where you go on this earth, you will find someone who dislikes another person. Although this manifests in countless ways every day, most people deny having any prejudice. We must all take a personal inventory, acknowledge, and confess our sins to advance racial reconciliation. All prejudice and hatred are rooted in the sinful human heart. Prejudice is not merely a skin problem; it is a sin problem!
Friends, today's passage makes it clear: "The Lord sees not as man sees." People look at outward appearances, "but the LORD looks on the heart." So, where should we begin? We must always start by examining our hearts! After searching his heart, King David cried, "Create in ME a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalm 51:10). Change must always begin within. As Christians, we each receive heart transplants that enable us to see others as He does. The Lord grants us the ability to perceive and connect with others beyond their outward appearance. We can then truly discover new commonalities through the power of His love. Friends, change always begins within, and it always starts in our hearts!
Onward and Upward+
Fr. Greg

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