A poem to reflect — specifically on the personhood of Jesus and if my understanding of who Jesus is aligns with the actuality of Jesus. For if I am blind to the injustice in this world then I am blind to who he truly is.
You go to church to worship
To a Jesus you trust as savior
You sing and dance and bless the Lord
You love that your Jesus is for you
You love your neighbor (your white neighbor)
You love your family (your white family)
Because the Jesus you perceive...
Blessed you
But the Jesus you perceive
Is not the shepherd of the Word
He is not of the God who created all things
He is not the God who Loves Justice and Mercy
The Jesus you perceive is deceiving you
The Jesus you perceive is a wolf
Dressed as your shepherd
He has deceived you into thinking
that your life matters,
but black lives don’t
He deceived you into thinking
That your culture
Is God’s chosen culture
He has deceived you
into turning a blind eye
to the hatred that surrounds you
and maybe consumes you
You do nothing
cause you’re blessed
You do nothing
because you are saved
But the Jesus you follow is a false God
And your fruit bears it
And if your salvation is based on a falsehood
Then no part of you is saved
