by L Cruz III -
ExploringChrist.com
06NOV08
(updated 09NOV08)
Although the significance of
November, 4 2008 may escape the notice of a blinded few (for whom truth is
obscured by fruits of illusion plucked from political smear machines and
cultural "say so"), the rest of us, Christians, Democrats and Republicans alike,
can see.
We see eons of race-directed sin (slavery,
oppression, segregation, and more) suddenly being obscured by a bright and
welcoming light.
The light is a step called
hope towards an end called promise .
On April, 4th 1968, a Pastor whose call was to preach love and equality to
American hearts was gunned down in icy blood by a shooter who
chose patterns of the world over truth.
We'd lost Dr. King.
Without missing a beat, fully
understanding the dangers, Dr. King's dear friend, Jesse, took his torch and
ran. Though Rev. Jackson's words, means and methods may have been controversial
at times, his core purpose was never questioned by those in need or by those
with sight.
Then, 40 years later, on November,
4th 2008, with his index finger pressed against his trembling lips, a grayer
Rev. Jackson stood alone amidst a crowd of millions in awe of the history
unfolding before him. An African-American man standing on a stage yet visible
only to truthful eyes (because his name, color and background were mysteries to
the world’s popular patterns), accepted his election to the office of president
of the United States.
While many cried in the
audience...behind each tear a million more, and behind them a million
more...Jackson's tears were different. Behind every drop of his
was the force of every boy and every girl and every man and every woman who was
hanged from a tree because of pigment in their skin; but were now
finally looking down from heaven with delight.
A lesson was learned.
Skin color holds no moral value or idea
or intellect or talent. It is the unseen that defines a man's
character. It is the unseen that defines a man's relationship to
God. It is the unseen
that defines the
character of a nation.
How wonderful that God allowed us to see this moment.
(Copyright 2008 by L Cruz III -
ExploringChrist.com. All Rights Reserved.)
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