At UBC, we exist to live out the gospel of Jesus and be a living example of God’s light to all. To do so requires us to do the work that helps us to see as God sees, to show up where Jesus showed up, and to tune into where God’s spirit guides us, so we can follow fearlessly where God leads us.
In light of the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery (along with the memory of other innocent black men and women throughout our nation’s history), the cries of our black and brown brothers and sisters and mothers and fathers for justice, and the alarming actions and words of our nation’s president last night, the work in front of us is to be people of faith rooted in God’s original blessing that we are all created in God’s image who are working to repair our nation’s original sins of racism, discrimination, and bigotry.
At UBC, we strive to have honest conversations and ask difficult questions of ourselves, our society, and our scriptures. We encourage you, whether you’re a part of our immediate UBC community or not, to watch Austin Channing Brown’s talk, “The Double-Sided Pursuit of Racial Justice,” as it grounds the hard truths of being Black in America in a decidedly theological lens. If you’d like to discuss it with us, let us know.
It is our prayer, too, that the conversations we have this week and in the weeks to come transform into concrete actions within and among our community so that we can root out the injustices brought on by systemic racism and replace grief and fear with hope and love.
Black Lives Matter.
As always, you belong.
Kat and Brett
Thank you for these words!
Thank you Kat and Brett. We are listening. And learning.