Race Relations Sunday • Race Relations

Once upon a time there were three bears, a mama bear, a papa bear, and a baby bear. After stirring up their world-renowned porridge, they set off for a walk in the woods. As they returned, they observed marked changes in their home. After appropriate comment, they bounced a blonde into the alley.

The three bears represent three types of people. First, there was papa bear. He was the original, observative type. Throughout the story it was he who had the ideas first. Then there was baby bear. His ideas were not new. He took the ideas of someone else, his father, but he added to them. “Someone has been eating my porridge and they have eaten it all up…. Someone has been sitting in my chair and they have broken it all down…. Someone has been sleeping in …