It’s No Yolk

Our grandson, Drew, is in first grade. Yesterday, he brought home the worksheet that you see above. The truth in his words is so simple, yet so powerful. Imagine what the world could be like if this truth informed our every thought, word, and deed. The world would be what we all are longing for it to be.

Our unique differences come in many shapes and forms, not just colors. As a result of things like personality, education, family of origin, and life experiences, we present to the world in many and varied ways. Not only are there differences in skin color, but differences in political views, religious affiliations, how we prioritize our time, and what we spend our money on. The list goes on and on. Outward things that can cause us to forget that inside we are all the same. We are children of God, worthy of the respect and dignity that comes with that inheritance.

The divisions and escalating disrespect in our world can only be repaired and healed by getting back to basics. The basics Drew is reminding us of. There are such senseless divisions in our communities, our families, even our churches, because of our inability to see through the outside to the inside. To that place where we are all the same.

I sing in the choir at church. We are one choir with four different voices. We have sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses, which sound very different, but it’s exactly that difference that allows for such beautiful harmony. We need to view the world in the same way.

Our dignity as children of God is that place where we are all the same. And it’s from that place, our song is to be sung to the world. If we can keep that truth in mind no matter what we look like, or sound like, we can bring such harmony to a divided world.

And that’s no yolk,
Joan