Pastors Jonathan Malone and Charley Eastman offer a time of devotion and prayer. Topic for this week: Racism, especially in response to the murder of George Floyd

Here is the link that Charley mentioned about the Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes teaching:

https://youtu.be/1mcCLm_LwpE

Here is the prayer that Jonathan read:

Most Gracious and all wise God; Before whose face the generations rise and fall; Thou in whom we live, and move, and have our being. We thank thee [for?] all of thy good and gracious gifts, for life and for health; for food and for raiment; for the beauties of nature and the love of human nature. We come before thee painfully aware of our inadequacies and shortcomings. We realize that we stand surrounded with the mountains of love and we deliberately dwell in the valley of hate. We stand amid the forces of truth and deliberately lie; We are forever offered the high road and yet we choose the to travel the low road. For these sins O God forgive. Break the spell of that which blinds our minds. Purify our hearts that we may see thee. O God in these turbulent days when fear and doubt are mounting high give us broad visions, penetrating eyes, and power of endurance. Help us to work with renewed vigor for a warless world, for a better distribution of wealth, and for a brotherhood that transcends race or color. In the name and spirit of Jesus we pray. Amen.

- Martin Luther King. Jr. (1929-1968)