Neutrality, Inheritance & Jesus | Carl Garrison | Mark 3:1–6
Is “staying above the fray” really the faithful choice?
In this reflection on Mark 3:1–6, Carl Garrison looks at the scene in the synagogue. A man with a withered hand is suffering, and the religious leaders stay silent to protect the order of things. Drawing on Joy DeGruy’s Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, Carl explores how survival habits passed down through generations can become a kind of faithfulness we never question. Keeping our heads down, avoiding conflict, and calling silence “peace” are some of those habits.
This is a challenge for conservatives, progressives, and everyone in between. The alternative to political tribalism isn’t neutrality. It’s courageous, compassionate witness.
“What suffering are we willing to tolerate in order to preserve our image of being good?”