"The heart is hopelessly dark and deceitful, a puzzle that no one can figure out.” (Jeremiah 17:9 MSG)
The recent wave of violence and protests by White Supremacists has evoked a sense of horror and confusion to many of us in America. How could a nation that fought Naziism and Fascism overseas now be propagating these evils? The stigma of bigotry and racism has diminished. Evil has always been with us, slinking in the dark, ashamed to express itself in decent company. Yet now it feels emboldened, because it is sanctioned by those in power.
One of the few benefits of unconcealed evil is that it brings everything into the light. It forces us to face what we would rather not face--that evil is real, it’s all around us, and it influences our thoughts and actions. These are uncomfortable and scary truths that we badly want to ignore. It’s like finding a cancerous lesion on our body and shrugging it off as something that has always been there. Yet, deep down, our conscience tells us that something is off. Careful self-examination, even though distressing, is necessary. It is wise to remove the malignancy before it takes over our lives.
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