Breathe.
"Be still and know that I am God." - Psalm 46:10
Remember,our ultimate trust is in God & not ourselves, politics or politicians. Politics matter because they shape policies that impact people but while important, they are not ultimate Truth. Keep things in perspective.
Be careful
not to dehumanize
those you disagree with.
In our self-righteousness,
we can become the very things
we criticize in others
...and not even know it.
Two seemingly contradictory currents mark our society.
1. There is a denunciation of all claims of absolute truth.
2. Yet there is also a fanaticism in which one position or group is absolutely right, nothing is ambiguous, and divergent views should be destroyed
Black Mamba and Black Panther in the same year....Two legends who will never be forgotten. Two legends with impacts impossible to put into words.
2020 needs to end. #WakandaForever
Until equality in our country means everyone is treated with the same level of dignity & respect & afforded the same level of opportunity, freedom & justice in all things as human beings, we will never be able to truly live up to our ideals or reach our full potential as a nation
Dear Church,
Forget better live streams.
Feed the hungry
Care for the sick
Be kind to strangers
Love your neighbor
Remember the prisoner
Stand up for the marginalized
Rise for the broken.
Jesus waits for us there.
...take some time to take it all in. This is what I was presented to me this morning. - from my wonderful women. #girldad#fathersday@plutoht @delreese394 @michaelasteelo Taylynn
I recently heard someone articulate empathy as “when someone else’s pain lives in you.” Does my pain and that of millions of black people sit in you? @karlromeus https://t.co/OaXPKWTaj0 via @jeremyjernigan
I am a human, who needs your voices to help shake up the system that has oppressed people for centuries. You can’t love us, our culture, our food, our fashion, our music, and be silent about the issues we face. Ty Winder https://t.co/hKqbg95sj3 via @jeremyjernigan
As Christians, we're often told to not be afraid...that fear is incompatible to our faith. But we need deeper reflection. Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is when our imperfect faith shakes & yet, still engages fear. This is the honest, real spirituality we need today.
"Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have"
As #BlackHistoryMonth is starting, get some inspiration from novelist, dramatist and civil rights activist James Baldwin.