2053 Times... The Earth has Shook

Depravity is inconsistent in my mind. 2053 nuclear bombs have detonated on our planet.. We draw lines between what is beautiful and what is ugly, specifically in our appreciation of our "others" skin. It is an awesome evidence for a creator that we have such massive and such subjective evil on our planet. I say this since it should be obvious that skin should not create hate, and that bombs should not end the lives of many. Yet these man made horrors continue to plague us. There thus seems to be a struggle between the Kantian categorical imperative and our intrinsic animal blood thirst. To find a solution to this oscillation is humanly impossible. Since we cannot uphold the categorical imperative, we will continue to return to our id, over and over again. But this futility does not give us cause to accept a depraved lifestyle, as we see exemplified by the valuing of a "pretty" face over a "ugly" one. So, the only hope is in the concept of grace. Daily reliance on grace. Daily trust in Christ to manifest his light in our lives. As John says in his first chapter of his Gospel concerning John the Baptist "He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light". This is the only hope we have of fulfilling the moral law: We must realize that we can not fulfill the law, but Christ did and he lives in us. With that view, how can I hate you for your "blackness" your "ugliness"? I can't. I am in the line of Adam, with Judas and Pilate, I am Christ's murderer, yet he saved me.. Grace allows no room to hate fellow depraved humans, especially for something so trivial as a facial feature or a skin tone... In fact I would urge that we love those we would label as "other" in a way that makes them feel as if we see them as "one of us", and maybe... just maybe they will be. So, back to my initial statement, I would like to clarify and say, that I do believe in man's depravity, I just see Adam's fall as such a profound, inconceivable reality, that at times it seems inconsistent that a man given complete joy and peace in fellowship with God would trade that for the lie of pride.