Musings with the Pastor. Kudos to Sister Deanne Hodge and all of the wonderful people who made Black History month such a success. The Black History Moments, the Black History Academy, the special presentation by Geneva Richardson (Candi), and the delicious “Pot-Luck” luncheon made for an outstanding celebration of Black History month. God bless you.
Black History month has come and gone, but it is this Pastor’s desire that Black History will remain. Even to the casual observer, there is a parallel to be found in the history of the African American and the history of the children of Israel. Both histories reflect great suffering at the hands of their oppressor, the most vile expression of man’s inhumanity to man. Praise be to God, we also find His great love and His great compassion. Most of all, we find His great deliverance. Just as God delivered the children of Israel from captivity in Egypt and Babylon with a high hand, so He did with and for people of color in this “the land of the free and home of the brave.”
“That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, what mean you by these stones? Then ye shall answer them, that the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel forever.” (Joshua 4:6, 7)
When we dress in the old-fashioned garb of the time of slavery, this Pastor is reminded of the struggle and God’s continuing deliverance.
To God be the glory for all that we now enjoy.
Pastor J. Amos Jones
