The Power of a Prophet || A Choice to Make
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol || Pastor
February is "Black History Month," a time to honor, name, and celebrate the significant contributions of African Americans in our country. The month was first chosen in 1926 as February includes the birthdays of Frederick Douglass on the 14th and Abraham Lincoln on the 12th. The origin of the month began when Carter G. Woodson noted, when earning a Ph.D. from Harvard, how underrepresented black people were in books and conversations that shaped our nation's history. The intentional remembering began with a week set apart to bring attention to African American history and continues now with a month-long focus. Throughout this month, we will highlight the lives of African Americans who have or are currently making a deep impact on our nation and its citizens while also examining the words of a biblical prophet and the teaching of Jesus.
Making decisions is not always easy. Sometimes it seems like there are so many options that we don't know what to do. Our text this week present us with a choice. God makes it clear that as a community we can choose to say yes to God and live into the fullness of who God intends us to be in community together or choose to go a different way. God makes it clear that we do in fact have a choice, and the choices that we make matter. They matter to people around us, and they even matter to people that we have never even met. Join us on Sunday as we examine these powerful texts and learn about the life and legacy of Tarana Burke who started the "Me Too" movement and Howard Thurman whose writings have transformed those who have read his wise words.