The following is Blog number forty-five and is part of our ongoing Racial Reconciliation in America Series. It is entitled: The Root Cause of our Divisions – The Church of America – Part Two.

RACIAL RECONCILIATION

THE ROOT CAUSE OF OUR DIVISIONS

THE CHURCH OF AMERICA

PART TWO

“And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.” (Book of Acts Chapter 4 verse 32 : KJV)

And so we see how the first Church functioned! Yes, it is a day for the truth to be told, and revelations are unfolding. There are so many dangers facing America in this hour, not the least of which is our polarization. Our lies hypocrisy and deceit by folk in positions of leadership get worse by the day.

Beloved, one of those great dangers in these latter days of this planet’s existence is that truth is believed as radicalism! Truth is seen and painted as some nutty voice of dissent by those in control of communications. Truth is the great change agent for good, for truth is of God and lies are of the spirit of the Anti-Christ.

If truth were to care which truth doesn't, it would be about itself. If it did care, truth would care only about being what it is: authentic, which often means to be contrary to belief. We contend that truth cares not about opinion or belief. What truth abhors is opinion for opinion all too often seeks to modify truth for the purpose of some human agenda.

One of the sad realities of life is that we truly live and must function every day between the truth and a lie. It is a struggle to understand what is actually real. Folk in leadership positions in every institution that matters say one thing and are found to by lying and without any conscience or consequence tell yet another lie. Or they simply say that they misspoke or were “inarticulate” in their speaking.  The truth is that they said what they meant, got caught in the wrongness of their speaking and try to lie their way out.

When competition with another leader is the absolute wrong choice what do our leaders do? Instead of unity for common purpose they compete! All too often we curse more than we bless; we continually miss our opportunities for collective goodwill that is the underpinning of human unity unto good purpose.

The very idea of collaboration is anathema today. Some Oligarchs like Charles Koch refer to collective engagement as “Collectivism” in an attempt to stigmatize a togetherness, mutual understanding; engagement in the improvement of our common welfare. To make unity of purpose, sound like Communism. God forbid such rubbish! When it is convenient for their bluster some not only invoke the U.S. Constitution, they speak of it as modeled after Holy Scripture and the Divine. Nothing is more “Collectivist” than the early Church community as they operated in a Divine calling and purpose!

Many of us, called Americans saying that we are also a Christian actually hate the lives that we are living. We often do not know or understand just how to make things different; for many are very often living a lie.

We make critical decisions every four years based on lies that we choose to believe and foolishly we expect different outcomes that are made impossible because of the decisions that we have made, which negatively impact on our lives. We contend that God generally allows the human being to get what we deserve.

What people do is make the same wrong decisions and choices again and again, considering the wrong information and not knowing the meaningfully correct questions to ask. We sow the exact same seed in thought and action and this seed can only produce the same kind of harvest.

By not understanding the truth that every seed of choice has the effect of changing our reality of life, we put a limitation on positive change. Not being in touch with our individually sown seeds and their impact on our own future, our children’s future, and the future of unrelated human beings, we put a limitation on our personal growth and miss a new and better way of life. Like unified sheep going over a cliff we reap the rewards for failed leadership that we put in their position and we choose to follow. Instead of changing them we keep them. Their lies have put us in a slumber of apathy from which we must awaken. WAKE UP AMERICA!

Perhaps there is no greater example of this than how we choose our Presidents, Governors, Senators, and Representatives in Congress who establish public policy that affect our daily lives. A Political Class chosen to lead based on race, cultural bias and on divisions having nothing whatsoever to do with delivering change unto those who most need change and who are the very people that make the wrong choices to get that need met.

People who cry and moan about a status of living caused by decisions that have been made purely based on a vote that is within a comfort zone of culture, when actually their condition is their true cultural reality. In most cases this reality is the exact same as those whose color may be different while their living standard is the same. This is truly an amazing event in America. The stupidity is the competition.

The role that the Church of America has played in the political game of late is partly responsible for the desperate state that this nation is in today, particularly as it relates to the conditions of the working poor. Things must change in America, beginning with the Church.

Better it is that the leaders of the mainline denominations in America get on the television in a unified press conference and challenge our national leaders to change the way we do business. Time for the competition to stop; it is time for some good ole’ government collectivist First Church Christian conduct in public policy creation and implementation.

Better it is that we recognize the truth that in America it is the Federal Government not the State Government that produces change which positively affects the live of the general population. For specific populations like Black and Brown folk there is no hope in some State Governments. There can be no better example of this truth than what is happening in the Healthcare Movement.

It is time for the leadership of the Church to put an end to the debate by doing what is right. Stand up for those for whom Jesus Christ has declared as our charge! The poor the sick the widow the orphan the captive; by golly why not help the rich by telling them the truth – they are missing out on their eternity with their current self obsessed and greedy conduct!