@SamObiWon The string of comments following your original post was beyond heartbreaking and infuriating. I'm so sorry that you have been subjected to such vile racism, Sam. Thank you for speaking truth boldly. Goodness.
@revlaurelj Praying for you as you go back in, and so grateful for your ministry to many who are navigating the brokenness of this world and whose hearts you can uniquely minister to because of your own journey.
White friends, especially white women who did not have an undergraduate sorority experience:
In the coming months you’ll likely see a great deal of content about VP Harris’ sorority affiliation and the support from its members. We 🩷 it. Some info & tips for us: 🧵
I define love as “the commitment to wholeness.”
Not a feeling. A decision. A commitment. Love is that which says “I will do what it takes for you to thrive. For you to experience freedom. For you to be all that you were created to be.”
That’s what love looks like. 2/9
Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.
Tonight, 35 years after winning a Grammy for 'best female pop vocal performance' with 'Fast Car', Tracy Chapman returns to the Grammys in a performance alongside Luke Combs. Here's ‘Fast Car’ through the decades. From the performance For Nelson Mandela in 1988 to today
What I used to believe
changed in the crucible of grief.
I believed in a faith
where all things worked out
if I believed enough,
until a dying child held my hand
& prayers to heal her cancer
went unanswered.
I had to relocate my hope
from the outcome
to an outstretched hand.
@SamObiWon I'm so very sorry for your loss. Praying that you will feel the arms of Jesus holding you through this time, and that God will continue to surround your family with His love and comfort in such palpable ways.
Did someone give you advice from the place of their woundedness, thinking it was wisdom?
When you don't even guide your life the way they do?
We do not allow limits and fears to guide us, only love.
Consider the source. Extract the nutrients. Gracefully release the rest.