Category: Cry For The Nations

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Copyright 2020 Theresa Harvard Johnson

Secrets.

That’s what the United States has rooted in its history.

If we let history books and text books stand as they have in our educational institutions… both secular and sacred… that is all we would have— perceptions of history that are exclusive.

One of the MAJOR roles of scholarly “prophetic” scribes is to create inclusive histories for generations. The story of GOD in the scriptures… not just “the people of God”…..but God himself includes his love, effort, wrath, loss, victory, etc. and we even see “GOD” reflecting and working things out.

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Thinking about the thieves on the cross during Christ’s crucifixion is blessing me right now.

I can see (1) the “self-righteous” Sons of Abraham throwing rocks, cussing and justifying their demise; (2) close friends and the solemn prophets sorrowfully wept for the “Jesus” they had known but knew he was winning and not losing; (3) the black-hearted thief who mocked both heaven and hell, his pride so strong he stood against God; (4) the spectators with no opinion or voice for righteousness or anything else…. except what served them; and (5) Christ who hung mercilessly for every last one of them… all in the name of love.