Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Theirs Is the Kingdom of Heaven

Margaret Renki wrote an open letter to her fellow white Christians in the New York Times. She starts: “Our sins are grievous, but we are not yet beyond redemption.” Give it a read. She concluded:

 Our sins are grievous, but these Christians remind us that we are not yet beyond redemption. It is time to act on what we say we believe. We need to remember the words of the prophet Isaiah: “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks.” We need to remember the words of Jesus — “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’s sake” — and join the righteous cause of the protesters. For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

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