Christ's Body Camera

The season of Lent is over, but I am still thinking about Christ’s body. In last month’s column, I considered “Christ’s Body image” and thanks to a 24-hour news cycle and minute-by-minute social media updates, we are all more aware of numerous accusations and occasions of police brutality against African-American male bodies. The possibility of enforcers of the law breaking it has some people on edge and they can’t sit down. So, they have taken to the streets in protest, shouting the familiar ultimatum, “No justice. No peace.” And they have added a declaration, “Black lives matter,” which speaks to the assumption that all bodies are not equally valued as important and necessary due to the social construct of race.