For thirty long years the African American woman worked faithfully for a large global ministry Yet when she sought to talk with co-workers about racial injustice she was met with silence Finally however in the spring of mdash as open discussions about racism expanded around the world mdash her ministry friends ldquo started having some open dialogue rdquo With mixed feelings and pain she was grateful discussions began but wondered why it took her colleagues so long to speak up Silence can be a virtue in some situations As King Solomon wrote in the book of Ecclesiastes ldquo There is
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