“The kingdom of heaven is multi-color, multi-denominational, diverse,” Allen said. “We are one in our humanity, so why not be one in everything else? Everything else that divides us is superficial. We are one human blood. All of our blood is red and the blood that Jesus shed was red, which is to signify that we are one. We are one in our humanity and I pray that this will help us to become one in community.”
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. often spoke of this as well, based on Jesus’ concept of the kingdom of God, Allen said.
“We believe (Jesus’ death on the cross) was for the benefit for all humankind, whether people embrace the Christian perspective or not, those of us who are of that persuasion understand that if nothing else, this weekend is a time when we reflect on God’s love for all of humanity across racial, religious, color, cultural and geographic lines,” he said.
Sunday is Easter, when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.
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