I appreciate your words here, Becca! Knowing people as individual image-bearers, as souls with names, can definitely move us to seeing each other in more loving ways.

I also appreciate all the info you shared on your blog with the links from Anaïs FB post. It can get overwhelming with so much work ahead in abolishing racism in our culture, but we can all pick one thing and work at it.

Thank you for sharing some names of Black lives that matter right now, that are still going on right now. May those lives get better, fairer, and more respected from now on!

Thanks for the encouraging words, April. I know all our hearts are hurting when we think about people we know and people we don’t know who have been suffering.

I appreciate your faithfulness in hosting the Hearth and Soul Link Party.

I love the revolution that appears to be taking place as each of us see, listen, and learn wherever we are. Praying that the Lord will transform us each in the places we need the most. Thanks, Laura.

You speak it beautifully, Louise. Those are definitely things that each person deserves. Thanks for leaving your thoughts here.

I do wonder what was going through this little boy’s mind. What he’ll remember when he’s older. What his own experiences have been like. Praying we make improvements in the world for him and all people of color.

We all have different work and different ways of responding so don’t feel bad if you haven’t written about it, Suzette. More importantly is how we’re living and speaking up and treating each other in our in-person relationships. The day-to-day stuff is critical.

Thanks for sharing, Mandy. I know this affects us all in different ways. Praying for transformation across the board.

A follow-up…I was blessed to see two of these friends mentioned in my post at a unity gathering on Thursday night in our local park!