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Black history is still 'history in the making'
<i>Black History</i> column
Grace and peace be unto you, and in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
As we embark upon this Black Historical month of February, to celebrate and to reflect upon the past, we must remember that our history was established, prior to the month of February.
It was throughout the pages of pain and sufferings, sacrifice of lives and the torture and torment received, that our forefathers and grandparents had endured, for our freedom.
It’s no wonder, that their total dependency, was upon the Lord, even while being beaten, picking cotton, on auction blocks being sold, they could even have hope, when it appeared to be hopeless.
I’ve discovered that every now and then, they would look towards heaven, and break out with an old familiar hymn, such as “Amazing Grace,” that brought them thru many dangers toils and snares, they believed in songs like, “Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah, pilgrim through this barren land, “Beans from Heaven, Steal Away, The Lord would make a way somehow, and their Hope was built on nothing less, than Jesus Blood and righteousness…
Regardless of what the circumstances were, they remain faithful to God and Trusted in Him completely.
So this month, consider making history, after February has passed on.
I believe that it was Brother J. Ivy, a narrated poet, said it best: “History in the Making.”
History is more than a memory, it’s a movement, an act by certain individuals, who have found the ability to make time stand still. Whether they be young or old, the brave and the bold, who aren’t afraid to have their stories told.
So those stories might be echoed, and echoed , and echoed.
So black voices speak out, timelines are effected. Legacies are born, as heaven uses these beautiful instruments to tell their tale.
To make a statement, to do something monumental. Something memorable. A reminder that we’re the Creator’s creations. So capes are no longer kept in closets. They’re put on, as ordinary people are transformed into heroes as they fly through their community and create change.
Because that’s what history is…”change.”
Which starts with the vision of one person, therefore Black History can’t be confined by one month, because Black History is made every single day, by those who remind the world how beautiful black really is.
In spite of all that we encounter, we must remember what the Lord had instructed us to do, Psalms 37:3-5, 7, simply tells us, to Trust in the Lord, Delight thyself also in the Lord, Commit thy way unto the Lord, and Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him.
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The Rev. James Rovan Horton is the pastor of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Palestine.
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