July and August will be a time of celebrating South Asian heritage – a similar concept to Black History month. Whilst this is lovely, it also makes me think: why don’t we remember and celebrate one another’s cultures more?
As I have been meeting and talking to different organisations and leaders, I’ve been recognising the beauty of the church, but also the challenges it carries and faces. We have such great opportunities to celebrate and love one another as Jesus did, so where are we perhaps needing to do better?
Race and class are still prevalent issues in our communities and sadly our churches too. I remembered hearing a talk only recently at an intercultural church conference saying ‘You almost need an A-level to go to church’ – honestly, that made my heart sink a little.
