What if Jesus was black as
“in the beginning”
sky gardens,
planting full moons
and souls
and blessings in
Eden and
kosher gall nut ink
on Torah scrolls ?
What if His hands were dark as
blood dried whips
on a cross
where He didn’t ask to be hung?
What if His feet were black
as coffin nails
bursting
out of humanity’s heart
defying
the grave to
steal
His world
kicking
death
in the teeth
with 2 black heels?
What if when He was on the cross
the sky was torn in half
so the world would remember
black skies
“and in the beginning” words?
What if the Word became flesh as
dark as gall nut Torah?
What if Love fell from the heavens like black checkers
jumping over oppression,
resentment
and X-marks-the-spot power trips?
What if He spoke to the world
through Martin Luther
King-Me
speeches?
What.
If.
Jesus.
Was.
Black?
good question kay. xox
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Great great lines..
I am sure He was black as it is the colour of absorption, tolerance , dare.
PS: here I am just talking in the context of a basic colour. No offences.
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Love it!! Yes, we don’t know. His whole Earthly life was in The Middle East. We don’t know his skintones for sure! Hugs!!!
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Knowing the area he was born and lived in its not really that unlikely!
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Outside the box and inside the circle. I love it. The imagery is great, too.
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Thank you:)… love that comment… outside the box and inside the circle:)
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interesting piece!
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I literally think about this everyday. What if he used Martin Luther King Jr. as an example. They always say God works in mysterious ways. I believe it. Martin taught about justice against racism and the Holiness of God. He received so much hate for it but he never reacted with violence, just like with Jesus.
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Exactly… and who knows .. what if Jesus was black … some believe He was… but if so … that should give reason to hold oneself to a higher standard of love … not an I’m better than you let’s kill those who aren’t black mentality..
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Totally agree. Just like nobody asks about Adam and Eve. They were here before God decided to make different races and languages. And in some Bible stories I read as a kid, the people from the Bible that were in these books were always white. I have never seen pictures of black people. So how can we be sure that white is the official race of humanity if Adam and Eve existed before different races and languages were created. We don’t know this, we may never know. Faith is what’s important, not about questioning the one who created us.
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Yep:)
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