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Portrait by Jason Leith
The story goes like this. In the days of the Holocaust, on a Sunday morning, a train filled past overflowing with Jewish prisoners was headed to a Nazi prison camp where the captive men, women and children would surely be put to death.
The train broke down in the countryside as it passed by a small, beautiful church. The screams for help from the train could be heard by the people who were singing hymns in the church. To drown out the screams, the pastor directed the choir to just “sing a little louder.” You can watch a short video depiction of this story here.
Today at the beginning of the summer of 2020, the story goes like this. A sandwich shop employee called the police to report that a 46-year-old black man named George Floyd purchased items from the store with a counterfeit $20 bill. Police officers came to the scene and arrested George who was soon restrained and pinned down by a white police officer. The force applied to his neck ended his life.
A store employee later said George may not even have known he had passed a counterfeit bill. Sadly, this story comes in the wake of far too many similar stories of the wrongful deaths of black citizens.
George Floyd was in fact a Christ follower, working to become the best disciple of Jesus he could be. His past was just that—in the past. He was a new creation.
Christian rap artist Corey Paul, who helped start a church in Houston, says Floyd “took the younger guys under his wing and put them in basketball tournaments … when we did community outreach in the hood he was a person of peace.”
When George left Houston for Minnesota, he entered a Christian discipleship program that was going to help him get his CDL license to drive 18-wheelers.
In his final moments, George begged for his life. Today, his last words are being chanted across the world in protest: “I can’t breathe.” George’s words to his friends before that fateful day were, “If you’re about God’s business, you’re about my business. So whatever you need, I got you.”
Portrait by Jason Leith
There’s another person in history that died unjustly. His death, however, was due to a horrible execution where he hung on a cross. He, too, struggled for every one of his last breaths.
Jesus died to bring hope and life to all people. He preached about how to live lives full of justice and love. Psalms reminds us that “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you” (Ps. 89:14).
Yet again, in the broad brushstroke of history, the issues of race, injustice, oppression and inequality have come to the forefront of our nation’s conscience. As a Christian leader, you have an influential voice in the company you lead, and the community in which you serve, to speak out against racial injustice.
Now is an important time to speak up.
Yes, these issues have been around since Genesis chapter 3, when sin entered the Garden of Eden. And they are staring us down right now. People young and old are protesting racism and injustice.
Your church may or may not be responding, but you as a leader have a chance to influence the team members under your care. You can respond in the sphere of influence God has given you.
What’s your role in this as a Christian leader? You’re called to seek and live out justice. “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless…” (Isaiah 1:17).
What can you do other than sing a little louder to drown out the sounds of tears in the black community today? As a follower of Jesus, you can instigate change in your workplace. Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” (Matthew 5:9).
As Martin Luther King Jr., said “Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.”
When God sets up his kingdom, there will finally be real justice given out by a holy God. Until then, as Christian leaders we must not simply sing a little louder.
We must get to work and ensure that we are doing all we can Monday through Friday to bring the justice and love of God to the people we lead.
 | Greg's life mission statement focuses on his life passion, which is “to strengthen the great leaders, ideas and organizations of our time so the kingdom causes of Christ can be exponentially accelerated.” He is the CEO of Convene, which helps hundreds of Christian CEO’s meet regularly in small groups to live out their faith intentionally as they combine their love for business with the love for biblical truth. This article was first published on convenenow.com. Used with permission. Learn More » |
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