Together We Stand as One

This is something that I wrote in high school for a religion class.  Let me preface it by saying that I have never been a very religious person, but have always found it interesting how something like religion and God can bring so many people of different backgrounds, socio-economic statuses and color together.  This union was the goal of this "speech" that I wrote for my class rather than preaching about God.... 


        Today we, the people of St. Louis, join together no matter what color we are or class we hold.  We have gathered so that I may preach to you about the everlasting love that God has for each and every one of us and the love that we shall learn to have for each other.  We come here on this bright Sunday morning not to get away from the heat but because we believe, we believe, that we can live in peace with one another.  God would not of put us on this Earth if he hadn't known that we could get along, that we were all capable of love.  
         So I tell you today that you shall love your neighbor as your brother.  It does not matter what color skin they have or how much money is in their pockets.  We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty some are dull, some have weird names and all are different colors but they all exist very nicely in the same box.
         Today is the day that we as a community shall begin a new.  Today is the day we shall put aside all our differences and stand as one! Stand as one before God and his angels so that they may look upon us with pride.  So that God may say "Alleluia! I created these people, these people who love with all their hearts"  
         We will stand as one to remind this world that we are all equal in the eyes of God.  We shall remind them that it is easier to love than to hate and it is better to be filled with joy than with sadness.  And as we stand, others will come and stand with us.  Together as one, we will reach out to those in darkness, those in pain and suffering and we will guide them to the light, to the happiness.  
          Look around at the people standing around you.  Notice the uniqueness in every one of them.  Look at them and love the person inside!  Love them because God created you to love them.  God created us all to love one another, not to live in hate.  What you are on the outside, black or white, does not matter!  Its the inner beauty that counts.  We are all the same color when you turn off the light.  And if the lights are off we aren't going to be trying to count how much money we have.  
          Yet, nobody wants to live in darkness so we need to work to not judge by color, or class, or anything that makes us feel that we are better than others.When we learn how to judge, God's light shall shine upon us.