I have been in a place of wonder and asking myself what’s up with the issue of color? Coming from a family that has inter-married with foreigners l kept pounding on this thought of color. At first l was all fine with it until l realized that it comes with its price. One of my uncles was married to a wonderful white lady, and for a minute their things were good. A few years down the road l heard they were divorced. Trust you and me l was in total shock then l started asking that question why? I was scared of asking that question but l got the boldness to do so. My mommy told me when you’re getting married there are a lot of things to be considered. What was the reason behind this step? (Motive) l was listening carefully because it’s a sensitive matter. My mom told me, first of all know the kind of person you’re getting married to! Their likes & dislikes,be well informed about your family to be. My uncle had lived in the UK for so many years and he knew his way around people of color. When he decided to marry this white lady he saw something special. They were happy, the kids were awesome & relatives were on fire. They were married for about 20yrs and somehow things fell apart. Everyone in the family was in shock about this sad news. It broke our hearts as a family. In the pre-nup, my uncle lost everything he had worked for. He started from scratch again and we were speechless. The most shocking thing was the stuff that came out after the divorce. The racial discrimination against blacks & l remember being young and l hadn’t gotten it yet. I saw this pattern of events happening to my uncles mostly and they were hurt. I went on to do my personal research about the issue of race and I learnt so many things about race l didn’t know. This put me in a place of asking God,we were made in your image right? why do others feel more special than the others, I kept on asking.
That’s the fuss about color…? The Lord reminded me that everything created in my image is perfect! Anything outside that doesn’t come from Him. His Love therefore is everything & anything that is not hate.
Regardless of the dysfunctional way of this life there’s beauty in all people.
It doesn’t matter who you are, what part of the world you’re from. Black, Yellow, red, or white are all loved by God and so should we. God is love and He is our inspiration to love others inspite of our differences in skin color or cultures.
Love has the power to heal & make bonds. Love unites us all. Love is the greatest of all. Let’s live it out!!!
The journey to growth. 