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WRIGHT. Well, thanks again for joining us for Church of the Highlands online. We welcome every single one of you.

If you're a part of our church family, or maybe you're joining for the very

first time, I know that we love you. We are, I think this is our 12th week that we are having online

services. And honestly, I'm not getting used to it. I can't hardly wait to get back together in

person. There's nothing like it. We're making our plans. Stay tuned. We'll announce those to you as they're even changing on a day-to-day basis because of the way the world around us is changing.

And speaking of that, I have to start the message off today just by recognizing that it has been an incredibly tough season for our nation.

Not only the coronavirus, which has tensions at their highest,

but of course the racial injustices that we're experiencing. On Monday, once again,

an unarmed black man died needlessly as a police officer knelt on George Floyd's neck. And I know with each new incident,

with this one, Amad Aubrey, I think of Tatiana Jefferson. I just want to say to you guys,

I understand that the outrage is understandable. It's frustrating. It's so very wrong. It's disgraceful. In fact, it's disgraceful that racism, injustice, bigotry, prejudice still even exists at all. I want you to know that I believe it makes God angry and it makes us angry too.

And I know we need to do something.

We need to pray.

We need to be the church.

But Proverbs 31 says to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Ensure justice for those who are being crushed.

Think of that verse.

Speak up for the poor and the helpless and see that they get justice.

And I know our nation needs healing, it needs change.

There's many things that need to take place.

Beyond just prayer, I think prayer is probably the most important. Personally, I believe that.

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