The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice and Oppression

There is a ministry at my church, which is the Bereavement committee. This committee serves the families at the repast.  They cook, serves the food, decorate the facility and most of all help the families after the funeral.  It was one week I had gone to help the committee to do whatever it was needed to be done.  I usually help decorate the facility and serve the food.  A well know member passed away at the church and for some reason I felt that I was not needed when I went to help.  Everywhere I turn to help I was turned down, the place was already decorated.  There were not many people there helping, but I just felt like there were some bias and hypocrites that were there helping.  I felt that because I was not of the “elite” or those that had degrees that was all there serving the food and decorating and helping that I was not needed.  This really hurt my feelings because know I was only there to do what I always have done at the for the bereavement committee.  Members of the church that never help doing  were there, and that really made me feel like I could not help at all.  After this incident I just stop helping, but the incident made me aware of the people around me in the church.  Also, it let me know that bias and prejudice come also within the race. I did let the ministry leader that my feeling were hurt that someone had come and took my job.  I know I can not do it all but others should come help at all the funerals not for certain families.