Appreciating Diversity: We All Bleed the Same

Song Credits: "Bleed the Same" by Mandisa (feat. TobyMac and Kirk Franklin)

I was so excited when Mandisa came out with her album Out of the Dark earlier this year. After a couple of years off the radar and bouts with depression, it's so great to see Mandisa back and sharing her music.

"Bleed the Same" is my favorite song on Mandisa's new album. I like to call it a "Lose My Soul" reunion, because I'm pretty sure it's the first time Mandisa, TobyMac, and Kirk Franklin have all been in the same song since TobyMac's "Lose My Soul" in 2007.

In the last few years, racial tensions have been brought front and center. It's frustrating to see people judged solely on the basis of their skin color or wrongly accused. It's almost hard to even talk about this issue without someone getting offended.

That's why Mandisa's song is so refreshing. She reminds us that we all bleed the same. It doesn't matter if you're black or white, rich or poor, liberal or conservative. We are all part of the human race.

The dividing walls we put up to separate ourselves from others are not biblical by any means. God loves us all and sees us all as His creation.

I especially love these lyrics of the chorus:

We all bleed the same We're more beautiful when we come together We all bleed the same So tell me why, tell me why we're divided If we're gonna fight, let's fight for each other If we're gonna shout, let love be the cry We all bleed the same So tell me why, tell me why we're divided

Instead of screaming and fighting to get our agenda across, we can use our voices and hands and feet to share God's love with everyone.

As Galatians 3:28 (ESV) says,

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."

In the Apostle Paul's times, these were major societal divisions. Women were deemed less valued than men. Jews tended to look down on Greeks. But, in Jesus, none of these divisions apply. No matter how we rank in society, we're all equally important and loved by God.

TobyMac's verse in the song reminds me of a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

As Christians, the best way to influence people is by loving them. Protesting and getting frustrated with injustice doesn't solve any problems. It just adds fuel to the fire.

Mandisa's song "Bleed the Same" is an inspiration to love people and appreciate the diversity around us.

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