My Personal Thoughts..Celebrating Black History Month

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
BY MINISTER SHERRELL M. JORDAN
FEBRUARY 10, 2012

“WE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH” IS A HYMN WRITTEN BY ALBERT A GOODSON IN 1963, TO COMMERATE THE MILESTONE OF ONE’S LIFE JOURNEY. I BELIEVE THAT THIS HYMN SOLIDIFIES ALL THE GREAT BLACK MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN TRAILBLAZERS THROUGH OUT OUR HISTORY; LEAVING US A LASTING LEGACY OF FAITH AND ENDURANCE.
I REMEMBER THE LATE REV. DR. TIMOTHY P. MITCHELL WOULD ALWAYS ENTER INTO THE SANCTUARY AT EBENEZER MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH WITH THIS SONG ON HIS LIPS. HE LIKE OTHER GREAT LEADERS SUCH AS MARTIN LUTHER KING-JR, MEDGAR EVERS, THURGOOD MARSHALL AND MATTHEW GIANES; ALL LEANED ON THEIR FAITH IN GOD TO ENDURE HARDSHIPS AND PERSERVERE THROUGH ALL ADVERSITIES.
NOT MENTION ALL THE GOD-FEARING WOMEN LIKE CORETTA SCOTT KING, ROSA PARKS, SOJOURNER TRUTH, HARRIET TUBMAN, IDA B. WELLS, SHIRLEY CHISOLM AND BARBARA JORDAN WHO PAVED THE WAY FOR WOMEN LIKE MYSELF TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THIS ENTIRE NATION.

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, THE BEST WAY WE CAN PAY HOMAGE TO ALL THESE ESTEEMED PATRIACH; IS TO FOLLOW BY EXAMPLE:
• GUYS-INSTEAD OF ALLOWING YOUR PANTS TO SAG, PULL THEM UP AND WEAR A BELT.
• LADIES-INSTEAD OF HAVING BABY DADDY DRAMA,
SAVE YOURSELVES FOR MARRIAGE.
• INSTEAD OF USING FOUL LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF-GET A DICTIONARY AND LEARN SOME MORE PROFOUND AND ADEQUATE WORDS.
• INSTEAD OF FIGHTING AND KILLING ONE ANOTHER-SHOW SOME BROTHERLY LOVE BY LEARNING TO FORGIVE AND FORGET.

I’M SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR US TO BECOME WHATEVER WE WANT TO BE LIKE A TEACHER, MUSICIAN, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, DOCTOR, POLICE OFFICER, MAYOR AND EVEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

SO THE NEXT TIME YOU FEEL THAT YOUR GETTING THE SHORT END OF THE STICK, LOOK BACK THROUGH OUR ENRICHED HISTORY AND YOU’LL SEE THAT EVERY PERSON IS GIVEN A MEASURE OF FAITH TO USE AS HE/SHE SEE’S FIT BECAUSE WE’VE COME THIS FAR BY FAITH.