Stephon Clark Religion

As we have been on our Lenten pilgrimage, and have moved into Holy Week, we have been into the wilderness, disrupted the temple, and now we are staring at a cross and the impending arrest, betrayal, and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. However, even with this reality, in this passage this evening, we find a Jesus, the mover and shaker that he is, flip that script one last time of what it means to serve God. In the Gospel reading, Jesus starts to wash the feet of his followers, and the man who will come to betray him. Let’s for a second digest this, Jesus, the Son of God, is washing and drying the feet of his followers. This action of humility was unheard of during this time for a person this powerful and important taking the time to wash the feet of his followers is something else. This would be like Queen Elizabeth washing the feet of the homeless in London that is how revolutionary this action is. Jesus recognized their humanity, their faults, and their brokenness, and cleans them. He washes and cleans their feet from the dirt and griminess of life. This was something else, for the Son of God to do this was important, but …show more content…
I think of the beautiful Sacramento that flows with tears and heart break. I think of Stephon Clark, the latest hashtag across the United States. Like Jesus, he too would be betrayed. The system that we have placed our trust in for so many years did wrong and left another unarmed black man dead. Left for another family to grieve. Left for our communities to see and question if justice even exists anymore. Unlike Jesus, he couldn't have predicted this betrayal. That is brokenness. Brokenness that has betrayed people of color since Jim Crow and slavery before. A country that has failed to recognize the value of black and brown bodies. A nation that has taken the life of Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, Tamir Rice, Alton Sterling, Oscar Grant, and countless other men, women, and non-binary individuals of