World peace is the focus of many songs, organizations, and even beauty pageants. Despite that, I find that our world is seriously lacking peace. Just look at our own country – there are constant debates over whose lives matter, if masks should be worn, and if/when kids should return to school.
As a white teen living in an all-white neighborhood, attending a predominantly white private school with a white faculty and staff, and faithfully participating in a white Southern Baptist youth group, I had no experiential knowledge of racial injustice.