Remembering George Floyd Today as We Turn to the Savior

I have prayed about what to say today...a day in our nation when so many are filled with so much pain.  Each morning, I try to share a spiritual thought on social media.  But this morning, the day of George Floyd's funeral, both my mind heart are flooded with so many thoughts that I cannot select just one.  Instead, I want to share this article which pretty much summarizes everything that I want to say.  This article is on the front page of my church's website, ChurchofJesusChrist.org.  It is entitled, Locking arms for racial harmony for America, and the following are some of my favorite photos and points from the article.

Prejudice, hate and discrimination are learned. Thus, we call on parents, family members, and teachers to be the first line of defense. Teaching children to love all, and find the good in others, is more crucial than ever. Oneness is not sameness in America. We must all learn to value the differences.

-Medium.com

We share deep sorrow for the senseless, heinous act of violence that needlessly took the life of George Floyd. We mourn with his family, friends and community. We likewise look on with sadness at the anger, hate, contempt and violence spilling onto America’s streets, devastating cities across the nation, and creating fear and anxiety in citizens across this great land.

-Medium.com

Photo Credit: Medium.com

What is the solution? Whether you are a believer or not, Jesus Christ taught an inspired model that leads to peace and harmony — to love God first, and then to love our neighbor as ourselves. We don’t pretend that either of these pursuits is easy, but we do declare that they yield the fruits the Lord promised.

We agree with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s statement, that “hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.” It is this kind of love that inspires us to do the rigorous work of building bridges of cooperation rather than walls of segregation and alienation.

-Medium.com

Unitedly we declare that the answers to racism, prejudice, discrimination and hate will not come from government or law enforcement alone. Solutions will come as we open our hearts to those whose lives are different than our own, as we work to build bonds of genuine friendship, and as we see each other as the brothers and sisters we are — for we are all children of a loving God.

-Medium.com

Photo Credit: Medium.com

May Heavenly Father bless the loved ones of George Floyd today and our nation.  May we heal from this, but most importantly learn from this so that it never, ever happens again

again.  I bear you my testimony that the Savior lives and that we are all sons and daughters of a Heavenly King who expects us to treat one another much more kinder than we are.  I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.