History In The Making

Hey ya’ll.  I am back for a couple of days.  Hope you missed me.  I missed you!  It would be absolutely absurd to let the day go by without acknowledging the history that has occurred this weekend.  Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is on her way to the White House.  First woman to become Vice President.  First Black person period to ever occupy the office.  What a day.

This is not a big deal for people that see themselves represented in mainstream media daily.  This is not a big deal for folks that believe that racism is a myth.  But for me…a black woman living in a harsh world.  It’s a really big deal.  I do not know about you, but I had to check multiple sources to verify that what I was seeing was true.  And it was.  In my lifetime, I have seen the first Black President and first black Vice President be elected in the United States.

Clearly, the real work lies ahead.  A simple scroll through my Facebook timeline shows that the evangelicals are up in arms about this election.  In their eyes, it is a sign that the world is coming to an end.  They are fasting and praying for a miracle and turn around.  But I did not see that same energy or frustration when they saw images of immigrants’ children locked in cages or Black men and women being murdered because of the color of their skin.  They did not lie prostrate when the current President spewed hate and showed no empathy for others.  I digress.

Let’s continue to pray for these not currently United States of America.  I am picking up the vibe that evangelicals are putting out.  I, too, am fasting and praying for a miracle and a turn around.  We need to know what real love looks like.  I can claim Christ all day and hold a Bible, but the fruit that I bear shows what kind of tree I am.  I am praying that Christians truly understand what it means to be Christ-like.  I am praying that we will be obedient to the Holy Spirit.  I am praying that the Vice President-elect is not the only positive history that will be made.  #wepreach