Tuesday, March 3, 2020
This racism scale was created in July 2017 after repeated conversations on social media showed a need for a visual method of explaining the many levels of racism in the U.S. It was created from the perspective of one white woman to another white woman to help her recognize patterns of thought, speech, and behavior that prevented an understanding of institutionalized and systemic racism. The scale was not meant to go viral, but has been shared over ten thousand times, and has been used in several articles. It has been updated and expanded 5 times since creation.
What is your emotional response to this scale? 

It is common for people to move back and forth along the scale regularly. If you have moved, can you name what has caused that movement? 

How is God inviting you to respond?

Prayer
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Psalm 51
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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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