Article June 10, 2013 Issue

Freedom from racism and sectarianism

Leide Lessa

Leide Lessa was the guest on this live JSH-Online chat earlier this year. Leide’s great-grandmother was a slave in Brazil who married a native Brazilian. Later, the family evolved to include Europeans and Lebanese. So for her, this topic has a special resonance. Leide is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science who lives near Boston, Massachusetts. This chat has been edited for readability. To hear the whole chat, go to sentinel.christianscience.com/free-from-racism.

I don’t hate anyone, but I’m afraid of people who act threateningly, especially if they are of a different race or background than I am. How can I overcome that?

God is Love, and we can only have loving interactions with others. When we love God above all and we learn how to love ourselves, we will love others. 

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