Blue Water Woman--Summer 2020--Interactive

where George Floyd was killed, such brutal actions from an officer
come as a result of a deeply flawed department.
“There is a culture of that particular police department that made
that acceptable,” she said. “How evil is this world? God tells us not to
take a life…how can we be so inhumane that we think it’s okay to take
a life?”
So how does a community – a nation, in fact – begin to heal from
such atrocities?
“By racial reconciliation,” she said. “We need to have these real
conversations and they are going to be hard to have.
“If we keep hiding or not talking to one another, then we are not
going to get past this hate. I would ask, ‘Are you willing to listen? Are
you willing to change?’
“I’m hoping, also, that this whole movement does not become a
bucket list item,” she said. “’I participated in a march…I’m talking to
people of color now…’ and that six months from now, we are back at
square one.
“I hope that this is about change, peace and sensitivity.”
Real Change and Moving Forward
“People do ask, ‘What can we do to change it?’” Totty said. “We can
begin by visiting other churches and reading about other cultures. It’s good
that we can come together and talk about what we are struggling with.
“How can we call ourselves followers of Christ if we are not willing to
look beyond our differences?
“The only way we are going to have a change of heart is through
God,” she said. “He gives us that free will, when He shows up, and we
see the power and grace and mercy of God, that’s when He receives the
Glory. He’s there for us. He loves us so much.
“We have to decide who do we want to be when we wake up?”
“
We need to have these real conversations
and they are going to be hard to have.
If we keep hiding or not talking
to one another, then we are not going
to get past this hate.
I would ask, ‘Are you willing to listen?
Are you willing to change?’
”
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