Although this blog on singleness is written for Christian singles of all races, I did not want to let the month of February end without some reference to Black History Month.
Last week, I wrote several posts about:
- Allowing others to KNOW us
- Making a sincere effort to KNOW others
- What the benefits are of KNOWING each other
- Why we should bother to KNOW God
If you have occasion to interact with African-American Christian singles, then the song “Lift Every Voice And Sing” is something with which you should become familiar. In my opinion, that song, also known as “The Negro National Anthem” captures the essence of what it means to be African-American in this country. If you want to love African-American Christian singles as God would have you to love them, you must grow in your knowledge of who they are. This song will help you along on that path.
“Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us” - This statement affirms that the God we serve “rewards” our faith by dealing with us in our particular situation.
“Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod,” - The road has been rough and the going has been tough and the hills have been hard to climb.
“We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,” - Many of us have accomplished things because of the sacrifices that others have made on our behalf.
“God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,” - Lord, you have been there during our rough times.
“Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee” - Lord, if you do not keep us, we will not be kept.
To truly LOVE me and other African-American Christian singles, you must KNOW me. While we are all children of God, our histories are different and we have taken dissimilar paths to come to this point. God’s command to love implies that we should not let our differences keep us apart. The more we truly endeavor to know each other, the better we can come together and LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING. May this song be a starting point as we grow together in God’s love.
1 comment:
Mr. Writer,
Well Done! This is one of the best posting yet. Not because of it being Black History Month but the explanation of the content of the posting. I am Afro-American and in all of my years of singing the black national anthem I have never had each line of the song explained so well and with such a strong biblical meaning.
I am so grateful my ancestors made the sacrifices they did, I am glad they were on the boat, in the kitchen and, in the fields…thank you heavenly father for keeping us. I don’t believe it’s possible for any of us to love one another without knowing the history behind the person.
Thank you, Mr. Writer for taking the time to love us enough to acknowledge this moment of history and seeing us ALL as children of God despite our differences.
Lady M
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