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By Rev. Paul Graves<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I know this little column won\u2019t put to bed (pun definitely intended) the controversies about \u201cwoke\u201d and \u201cwokeness.\u201d But I want to weigh in on it. On one sinister level, it\u2019s a destructive distraction encouraged by people who are, for some unexplained reason (at least to me), afraid to let history be seen in its full array.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being \u201cwoke\u201d was popularized in 1962 as African American street slang by Black novelist William Melvin Kelley<\/a>. His explanation of \u201cwoke\u201d spoke clearly that history, Black history especially, needed to be identified and affirmed. His description is reflected in how the Oxford English Dictionary defines \u201cwoke.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, \u201cwoke\u201d is a heavily wounded word. It\u2019s been distorted by well-meaning and mean-meaning people who toss it around like a rugby ball \u2013 then run after the player with that ball. Folks, it simply means becoming aware. Awake, if you will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National politicians and brash-speaking people of all kinds throw \u201cwoke\u201d at people they distrust, even hate, thinking that word will shut them down. Too often, that happens. But be of good cheer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being \u201cwoke\u201d is actually an exceptionally good thing! It means you are ready to confront a fuller truth about whatever issue is being avoided. It means you can stand the truth. It might even mean you are able to be attentive, aware, awake enough to see through, and stand up to, another person\u2019s effort to intimidate you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAttentive,\u201d \u201caware,\u201d \u201cawake\u201d are words that find a home within the contemplative environment of a healthy spiritual tradition \u2013 Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, almost every spiritual tradition you can think of. We humans flourish within as we nourish our souls with truth-telling about ourselves, about the God we worship, about the world we nourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be attentive, aware and awake to your fuller identities. We have deprivations, yes, but we also have multiple capacities to be loving enough to pursue justice for others. Always embrace those fuller identities as an essential step in whatever spiritual journey you\u2019re on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, a little truism: You can only see what you are told to pay attention to. Now, consider why it is that people disrespectfully throw \u201cwoke\u201d around like they\u2019d throw a plate of spaghetti against the wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do they not want you\/us to not be \u201cwoke,\u201d attentive, to basic historical facts, or the moralistic evils in certain books? Why do they want to project, even impose, their fear of facts onto others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are some people petrified to name the elephant in the room? I suggest it\u2019s because until you name the elephant in the room, you have no chance to housebreak it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And people who fear being \u201cwoke\u201d don\u2019t want that job. They seem eager for the chaos that not being housebroken brings with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why are they not willing to pay attention to facts? I\u2019m honestly not sure. Why do they settle for \u201calternative facts?\u201d Again, I\u2019m really not sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I\u2019m more confident about is that they\u2019re trapped in some kind of deprivation that doesn\u2019t let them be aware that there is, more to their lives than they settle for. I\u2019m particularly puzzled by those who proclaim themselves Christians but whose behavior is so far away from the ethical practices and attitudes of the Gospels\u2019 version of Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be awake, folks, to the distortions being \u201cunwoke\u201d imposes on others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be awake to how your inner tussles weave almost seamlessly with your outer actions and spoken attitudes. Don\u2019t let others stay \u201cunwoke.\u201d Whatever happens, your inner spirit and outward actions will thank you for staying awake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Rev. Paul Graves<\/strong> is a retired elder member of the Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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