To My Black Brothers…

To every Black man who has known jail, rejection, humiliation, or the slow erosion of your spirit. I want you to hear me clearly: I love you, not because of what you’ve done or haven’t done. Not because of how the world has treated you. Not because you earned it. But because you are my brothers, worthy of love, and you have not been told that enough. You have survived things that would have broken the bones of other men. You have carried shame that was never yours to carry. You have been judged before you could speak, punished before you could heal, and doubted before you could dream. And yet, you are still here.

I am the Love That Yeshua Ha Mashiach (Jesus) spoke of.  Yeshua (Jesus) said: “Love one another as I have loved you.” He did not say this to perfect men. He said it to a ragtag group of fishermen who were afraid, confused, inconsistent, and wounded. He said it to men who had failed Him, failed themselves, their families, and failed each other. Yeshua (Jesus) showed them what love looks like: He fed 5000, healed the sick, raised the dead, He washed their feet, he restored their dignity, he called them brothers, lifted them when they fell, taught them how to pray, and He gave His life for them. This is the love I am speaking to you with now, my Black brothers, a love that restores, not condemns; a love that builds, not breaks.

Here is what I must urgently tell you: You are not Your Past. You are not the worst thing you’ve ever done. You are not the names they called you. You are not the file they keep on you. You are not the disappointment someone said you were. You are a melodic man who naturally interphases with a sun, you are the father of humanity, a man with breath of Ruach in your lungs, strength in your bones, and God’s image stamped on your being. You are a man capable of rising again. We Must Love One Another the Way that Yeshua (Jesus) Loved Us. This is the part I want you to hear with your whole soul: We must do for one another what He did for us. That means: Lifting each other up, not tearing each other down, seeing the king in a brother, even when he can’t see it himself, we must speak life, not death. Protect one another, not competing with one another. We must restore dignity, not repeat the world’s judgment. We are not each other’s enemies. We are each other’s medicine. If you have been rejected, you belong here. If you have been broken, you can heal here. If you have been locked away, your soul can still be free. If you have demoralized your dignity can be restored. I am telling you this as a brother, not a preacher, Pastor, Imam, or rabbi, you are loved. You are needed. You are not alone; you are not done, you are just beginning a new. Let us walk in the love that our Ancestors gave us. Let us give our lives for one another, not in death, but in living, in lifting, in loving, in becoming whole. This is our resurrection. This is our call. This is our time!

To every white man who did not acknowledge my humanity, who looked past me, dismissed me, feared me, or refused to see the fullness of my humanity, I want you to know something that may surprise you. Yeshua (Jesus) has asked something of me regarding you. Not revenge, not bitterness, not silence or surrender. He asked me to love you. Not with a weak love. Not with a love that ignores history or denies pain. Not with a love that pretends nothing happened. But with the same love He showed:  A love that confronts truth without hatred. A love that refuses to dehumanize even when dehumanized. A love that stands upright, not bowed. A love that restores dignity without losing its own. Yeshua (Jesus) said: “Love one another as I have loved you.” He did not say this because it was easy. He said it because it was the only path that kept the soul from becoming what wounded it. What Loving You Means for Me. Loving you does not mean excusing injustice. It does not mean forgetting history. It does not mean pretending I was not harmed. It means:

I refuse to let your blindness make me blind. I refuse to let your fear make me fearful. I refuse to let your rejection make me reject myself. I refuse to let your failure to see me make me fail to see God. This means I choose a higher frequency, the frequency that Yeshua, Jesus, walked in. It means I will not return what was given to me. I will return what was given to Him. What I Want You to Know. I am not writing this to accuse you. I am writing this to free myself and to invite you into a deeper truth. You may not have seen my humanity. But God did. And He commanded me to walk in a love that does not depend on your recognition. So, hear me clearly: I do not hate you. I do not fear you. I do not shrink before you. I do not carry your judgment anymore. I carry His command: Love one another as I have loved you. This is what He asked of me. This is what I am choosing. This is how I rise.

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