Originally posted on Facebook on Thursday, May 25, 2023.

Can this be said of the black community?

"Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

“For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?"
— Deuteronomy 4:6-7

We should repent.

We have failed to do this because we lack men to keep us in line (formation).

Grandma is a warrior, she's vital, but as much as I love her, she cannot do this. This calling and the anointing that comes with it is given exclusively to men.

Men, raise your head and lead. Let us, as many as the Lord will call, repent of our failure, endure the criticism, and lead: going before our people in loving obedience to God and in pursuit of righteousness with holiness.

There is hope.

"But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the Lord your God and obey His voice (for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them."
–Deuteronomy 4:29-31

I understand there's a desire to organize a march to call our community to action.

However we decide to move forward, this should be the first step.