Friday, March 20, 2020
Recognizing white privilege begins with truly understanding the term itself. This article from Teaching Tolerance addresses: Racism vs. White Privilege, White Privilege Through the Years, White Privilege as... the “Power of Normal,” the “Power of the Benefit of the Doubt,” the “Power of Accumulated Power.”

It ends with,
In that way, white privilege is not just the power to find what you need in a convenience store or to move through the world without your race defining your interactions. It’s not just the subconscious comfort of seeing a world that serves you as normal. It’s also the power to remain silent in the face of racial inequity. It’s the power to weigh the need for protest or confrontation against the discomfort or inconvenience of speaking up. It’s getting to choose when and where you want to take a stand. It’s knowing that you and your humanity are safe. And what a privilege that is.
― Cory Collins
“What Is White Privilege, Really?”

What is your emotional response to this article? 

In what ways has this expanded your understanding/awareness of white privilege? 

The author provides a list at the end of ways that white people can use their white privilege in a way that is beneficial to all people. Is there one that speaks to you? 

How is God inviting you to respond?

Prayer
Merciful God, we pray for our congregation to make progress toward becoming an anti-racist church—a church that is actively participating in the healing of racism. Give us an open spirit to receive whatever you show us in this season, that we might become an even greater part of your work. Amen.
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We provide these daily Interruptions to you for each day of Lent, as we journey together in the Spiritual Work of Resisting Racism. Believing that God is active through a variety of voices and media, we trust the Holy Spirit to aid our reflection and transformation. If you’d like to share these reflections and experiences with others, please do so on our private Facebook group . If you’d like to reflect further with a pastor, please email us at [email protected] or [email protected] .
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