Living among people from all different kinds of communities and backgrounds is a blessing. However, misunderstandings stemming from cultural differences can strain interpersonal relationships. Especially in today’s political climate, we must all the more “be humble, gentle, and patient, bearing with one another in love.” (Ephesians 4:2) Let us learn together to cultivate “cultural humility”—rejecting the prideful notion that “our own culture is superior”—and, with an open and thoughtful attitude, strive to establish genuine dialogue and connections with people from different cultural backgrounds.
