Mother to Son Quotes

“My son, I want you to be shrewd, careful, and to guard your party affiliation carefully beneath the shadow of the cross. Donkeys and elephants be hanged. Because that’s the only allegiance that offers a roadmap out of the mire of the political mess we’ve made.”
― Jasmine L. Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

“The answer to favoritism between light and dark skin isn’t to stick our heads in the sand and claim we don’t see color, because that is to ignore the beauty that the Lord poured into our skin.”
― Jasmine L. Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

“But I pray that you will come to an understanding of who you are that moves beyond your earthly heritage alone. I pray that your heavenly identity will not only supersede your earthly shell, but also give it deeper and fuller meaning as purposeful evidence of God’s grace toward you and everyone around you.”
― Jasmine L. Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

“...understanding our social and historical context is not a threat to the gospel. God chose for us to serve him in this generation. Faithfully learning the details he's carefully woven together doesn't undermine the authority of the gospel. It magnifies the glory of the gospel.”
― Jasmine L. Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

“The truth of the gospel is not threatened by the truth we learn elsewhere, but highlighted by it.”
― Jasmine L Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

“The most overwhelming thing about seeking peace in this conversation is seeking to learn.”
― Jasmine L Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

“Learning about the history of race in America is so worthwhile because you’re going to hear it said over and over again—“Race is just a social construct.” But you’ll also soon learn that some of the people who say this aren’t interested in learning how it became a social construct, or why it’s a social construct, or who invented the construct.”
― Jasmine L. Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope

“Race, as we often use the term (not as in ethnicity or people group, like Revelation 7:9), is an evolutionary construct. Our country has a sordid history of using that construct to oppress image bearers. That history impacts the church, no matter what we call it. Biblically specific language is a must. Dismissing issues based solely on terminology isn’t helpful.”
― Jasmine L. Holmes, Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope