The following is Blog post number twenty-five and is part of the Racial Reconciliation in America Series, in honor of Black History Month; it is entitled: WHY

RACIAL RECONCILIATION

WHY

Who what when where how and why, but most importantly why! That is not the traditional order of these important questions that we learned in English class as kids. “How” usually came last. When engaged in any Consulting activity that was always the order of questioning for the discovery process that I believed lead to a good conclusion. W-H-Y! Why daddy?

I so miss that and those days. We are persuaded that when a kid gets to the age of irritant is also that age of memorable learning. When a kid asks the question “why” it is a thirst for knowledge and then it turns into something else, as it becomes a just let me p^^s you off situation. Every parent has had that experience and we all know that “because I said so” is generally not the truth, though the answer at the time.

The reason that WHY, is the most important question is because WHY is the question that must be asked if you want the truth behind the answers to all other questions. Why is going to the second level of discovery. Why leads to the revealing of choices/decisions that have been made. Why leads to revelation of responsibility and the accountability for outcomes. The consequences reveal what happened after a decision, but “why” tells the story leading up to and through a decision. Why tells the story of consequences. "How" will help discover ways to deal with strategy and consequences; the why answers the questions regarding the appropriate and most effective response.

Why leads us to the best possible who. Why discovers the real what. Why delivers the record and timing of when. Why shows us the importance of where. Why reveals the methods objectives strategies practice and principles of the how. Who what when where how and most importantly WHY!

It is in this context that the revelations associated with a Racial Reconciliation Movement in America can be viewed. The challenge of the revelation and discovery process is frankly just staying with it! This is a difficult and some suggest impossible undertaking and yet it is a worthy quest in which to engage.

Who in America would not want to be free of our race problem? What is preventing us from turning our race problem into a national victory, an asset rather than a source of hatred in America? When can we as a collective citizenry look at one another with gratitude and respect as we all bring greatness as a mostly unified people called Americans? Where will America end up if we do not wage war on our divisions? How will we reconcile our bitterness hatred resentments guilt and un-forgiveness if we will not even try? The answer is revealed through a discovery process with the questions WHY and WHY NOT!!

There will likely always be a large body of citizens who will not let go of their hatreds and desire for division. Can we not seek to reduce the tens of millions to something greatly less? Come on Church in America let’s give it a go! Let us as the Body of Christ live up to the call for righteousness in America! Besides 76% of us say that we are a Christian. Let's prove that to be true and reconcile our racial divisions.