The ditch of suspicion refers to the action of critically alienating an entire population based on preconceived conclusions or prior experiences with one or a few from that group. We walk in suspicion regarding race, class, nationality, and gender. I find that we especially do this with the generation coming before or behind us. We see it in the term “generation gap,” which should alarm us as our enemy is the divider who would love nothing more than to rob the transformative power of legacy God intended to pass down from one generation to the next.
