The tongue is deceitful, who can tame it? (James 3:7-9.) I try to, and each time it feels like I have fewer victories and more failures because the flesh wants the best of me. However, this flesh is like the grass: it will disappear one day, and God’s Words will remain (1 Peter 1:24-25; Isaiah 40:6-8). I don’t want my words to remain. They are worthless; they have hurt people and have shied away from sharing a truthful message about Christ. Oh Lord, forgive me. Forgive my Western friends and families who have over the generations made wrong decisions in how to respond to the rest of the world. It has not been wise or just; even the wealth of the West and the “whites” is not from a truthful method. It came from the sweat of slaves, the exploitation of the voiceless… I tried to deny my relationship to the West when I was younger so I could be rid of the responsibility. But they are still my sisters and brothers. God still loves them, He still loves me- and the sooner I humble myself the more free I can be. It’s His kindness that brings repentance…and with repentance (sins) brings grace all the more (Romans 5:20). Praise God through Jesus Christ! This is true joy, true fellowship with the Son.