On June 28th, 1964, at the Audubon Ballroom, in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, Malcolm X, self-identifying as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, gave one of his most famous speeches. Representing his newly founded Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), Malcolm re-popularized a phrase that has become the new Golden Rule for many Christians. Particularly those who still find themselves at odds over the racial and political dynamics of our day. These believers often described as either anti-woke (not agreeing with the idea that America is a racist nation) or woke (not a term created by them, but they believe in the importance of changing racial, sociological, and economic dynamics for blacks), appear to be following Malcolm X's motto to heart.
Thank you for this… We often miss the beauty and severity of being empowered as “witnesses”…Visible ambassadors of a Reigning King whose kingdom the world cannot apprehend. Beauty in the privilege of being blessed with every spiritual blessing, but severity if we walk unaligned. I get the impression by your citation that many a “lampstand” is being removed, so to speak. What’s frightening is that we don’t even recognize the idolatry in trading the Spirit’s power for temporal means.
Good word brother. Thank you Curt
Thank you for this… We often miss the beauty and severity of being empowered as “witnesses”…Visible ambassadors of a Reigning King whose kingdom the world cannot apprehend. Beauty in the privilege of being blessed with every spiritual blessing, but severity if we walk unaligned. I get the impression by your citation that many a “lampstand” is being removed, so to speak. What’s frightening is that we don’t even recognize the idolatry in trading the Spirit’s power for temporal means.