I'm with you. I don't want to go back to the old normal. The old normal was not good for most people, except white Christian hetero men. I want a new normal where everyone is treated equal and we accept everyone for who they are, not who we (or our religion) want or demand they should be. A new normal where young black men are not routinely killed by police, where we don't have regular mass shootings, where a significant portion of our country doesn't believe lies and misinformation, where Christians are known for their love not their hate, where people actually respect science and care enough to deal with global warming and the pandemic responsibly, where all life (not just fetuses) is respected. There are times I think we are further from that than ever and times when I see what God is doing in my small corner of the world and it gives me hope. We need hope, we need faith, and we need love.
I'm with you. I don't want to go back to the old normal. The old normal was not good for most people, except white Christian hetero men. I want a new normal where everyone is treated equal and we accept everyone for who they are, not who we (or our religion) want or demand they should be. A new normal where young black men are not routinely killed by police, where we don't have regular mass shootings, where a significant portion of our country doesn't believe lies and misinformation, where Christians are known for their love not their hate, where people actually respect science and care enough to deal with global warming and the pandemic responsibly, where all life (not just fetuses) is respected. There are times I think we are further from that than ever and times when I see what God is doing in my small corner of the world and it gives me hope. We need hope, we need faith, and we need love.
Thank you for this blog, it gives me hope.
Thank you for reading and sharing your thoughts as well.