” I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading – treading – till it seemed
That Sense was breaking through –

And when they all were seated,
A Service, like a Drum –
Kept beating – beating – till I thought
My mind was going numb – “

Sharing an excerpt from one of my all time faves, Emily Dickerson, in light of the current event #JoshuaBrown. Here we are with the never ending hashtags. Hashtags that are now a decorative ornament in the black community. Is this purposeful? Is this triggering? My answer will be yes and sure! I try to keep a tempered-mind when researching and following these stories. Not to take away any real hurt, pain, and trauma that they DO cause because I feel it. My heart is always in tangled knots from which stories I can barely muster the strength to view pictures or videos. Devastation would be an understatement. Times like these we question everything. Are we safe? Are we free? What to do? Most don’t want to turn to God because we believe there needs to be action. Yes! What is that action? Retaliation in a swarm of white massacres? Breathless police bodies covering the ground like a sheet of snow on a brisk winter dawn? My answer to that is, no. See, there has been various instructions to not be led with such pivotal decisions with the burning desires of our flesh and feelings. Jeremiah 17:9

It has come to be of a sport these days to do as you please when you please. If you feel afraid then, shoot. If you feel attacked then, kill. So how could the resolve heal if it’s the same method as the attack? It doesn’t. One might say to get more involved with local justice systems, keep petitioning, exercising our tax paying right for a fair trial. I agree. But, is that all? Again, in my opinion, no. I feel like no work is ever concrete without Christ being the center of it. Some of my good saints were probably a bit startled in my choice of using an excerpt from a deceased poet than scripture. That was not to take away from Christ, but to show I do feel the hurt of what is working extra hard to oppress the black community. However, there is a deaf to death. Jesus knows this all too well. There is a numbness in the ears that translates to heart, I can’t be distracted by death. It’s a swift whisper with a prudent firmness. Jesus knew all of these things would take place and yet, He was deaf to death. The distractions of agony and pain did not detour His ultimate mission even while being betrayed. Et, tu Brute? In the Bible, it is recorded friend do what you must do(Matt. 26:50). I conclude this with my dear Savior Jesus, because He was well versed in speaking up, standing tall, and correcting hypocrisy. He not only gave us an example, but He left us His Word and we have the Spirit of God to rule within us and direct us to the greater path in these tumultuous situations. So, that is my answer ladies and gents, JESUS! In whatever avenue you feel God is leading you in this diverse time in America, whether it be taking a knee or taking a political seat, that I can’t give a solid answer. However, I can suggest that in whatever climate He chooses to use you in the community locally or at large to let it point back to the unfailing Love of Jesus because without Love nothing attached to our efforts will matter(1Cor. 13:3).

That’s two posts guys. She’s on a roll or shall I say HE (Holy Ghost) 🙂 Until next time, PEACE!