Quote from Rosemary Bray McNatt

Why are we still talking about inclusivity and diversity when we have done so little to make them real? Why are
we still looking pained about the lack of diversity in the denomination? Because diversity, inclusivity, is terribly
hard, terribly uncomfortable, definitely unsettling, and often quite frustrating.
What I know about being inclusive—crossing from culture to culture, learning the language of diversity—is that
it’s the work of a lifetime. It’s hard to accept people who are not like you, who don’t talk the way you do, or
believe the things you believe, or dress or vote as you do. It’s even harder to appreciate them for the things
about them that are not like you, to find them interesting and fun, to enjoy the learning that’s part of the
experience, and to acknowledge, finally, that you may have to agree to disagree

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