The protests will end at some point. Actions, big and small, will follow. Laws, procedures, guidelines and policies will be written, all with the goal of defeating racism.
These actions will be social, governmental and legal directives that things must change, but any real and lasting change must happen in the heart. And this is the task of love.
But this is not greeting card love or romantic love. This is love that understands persistence. This is love that requires you love yourself to have the courage to love others. This is love that is its own reward. This is love that is not always seen or acknowledged. This is love that is not bounded. This is love that is fearless.
But this is not new information. The great philosophers and poets, Jesus, St. Francis, Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Albert Schweitzer and many others have reminded us of this. Now is just another chance to listen.
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