Did you see that cool picture on facebook Monday of all the "flesh" colored crayons...ranging from beige to dark chocolate brown? It was a cool picture--reminded me of this sweet book we read in February.
I saw comments on that picture that said things like, "God doesn't see color."
I know what they mean, so I didn't say anything then, but oh, I think they are so wrong. Of course God sees color; He created color! He sees more color than we do. We see black, white, brown, and the separation these colors seem to bring. He sees thousands of shades, each one perfectly beautiful. Is it a compliment to say that you don't see color in flowers? Or in leaves in fall? So why shouldn't we see color in God's most-beloved creation, people?
When I taught at Como Elementary in Fort Worth, the school was 99% black. At some point in each year, I would gather all my kiddos together in a huddle in the middle of the room with our arms touching each other so we could compare all the colors. The range was amazing. Sometimes my "tan" arms were darker than some of their "black" arms. It really made us think, and wonder about the labels we use.
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Oh I agree! I think He has so much fun creating us and all our colors. Again, well said my friend.
What a neat thing to do in the classroom. I hadn't thought about that. I'm reading Kisses from Katie - a great book that a sweet friend recommended to me. And in the part I read last night she wrote that in Heaven she was going to be black - she'd already asked God for it!
Cathie, I've heard of Kisses from Katie--it looks so good! She's amazing.
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