Idols separate us from God. Wallis suggests that whiteness as an ideal is idolatry.

Society worships whiteness. Take some time to contemplate what hearing this

brings up in you. Express how you feel and/or what questions this brings up for

you.

The church of the future will continue to be larger than boarders. It continues to

move towards God’s ultimate dream of a united humankind. This means people

who have had animosity for generations will be worshipping side-by-side. Can you

imagine it? Younger generations are already living it. Do you feel any resistance to

church of today being deconstructed? Or rebuilt anew upon its cornerstone of

Jesus’s imprint of Grace and Love?

Consider this statement by Wallis: We are living out lies, the lie of race, race isn’t even real it

is a social construct, we created it to justify slavery. It isn’t real, it is a myth. So we are living out

this lie and we are stuck in it. We aren’t free. It’s a lie. It’s not just people who are oppressed

racially that are not free, it the part of that system who are white and don’t even see what is going

on…we are not free either.

How are you imprisoned by white supremacy?

Are you ready and willing to be set free? Jot down a few “next steps” for you.