Lent

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Lent 2017

• began Wednesday Feb 1
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• ends  Thursday March 29
• During this time, observers practice fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline. This is meant to imitate Jesus Christ’s actions and reflect on his life, death and resurrection. The Lenten season is also seen as a time to give up something pleasurable – which could be anything from chocolate to habits like swearing or procrastinating.
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As we end our loving month of Black History Today  is a great day to remind ourselves and someone else to give up something you planned to do at the beginning of this year. Today as you perform a random act of kindness remember all the hard work Jesus has done for you. Be a Blessing and give a Blessing!

Love and Politics

As we wind down the month of Black history and Love.  It's only fitting to close with the President of the United States  Barack Obama. Since the day he announce his run for office his Faith in God has always been challenge .

Hebrews 10:24-25

King James Version (KJV)

²⁴ And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
²⁵ Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

By the time Barack Obama began running for president in 2008, his journey his  faith was already well known. He had spoken often of a moment decades before at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago when he "felt God's spirit beckoning me" and "submitted myself to His will." It was a turning point in his life, he said, an embrace of the religious certainty that had eluded him in his earlier years.


President Obama's desire of Affordable Housing, Equality, Education,  Health Care ,Minimum Wage ,Social Security and Tax Reform must be God's Will. I bet you thought your job  was ruff. His  bold, honest in your face approach made people like , Donna, Nothrice and I work toward his vision. Like God's vision, he want's to level the playing field for all.
As the hardest working man in the free world it is obvious his secret weapon is the Love of his life.  First lady Michelle Obama.

Today when performing  your random act of kindness consider joining an organization that is going to work for all. Be a Blessing. Give a Blessing of service!
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Loving Savior

Since the beginning of time we all have and will experience trials and tribulations.  God's intention is not to punish you. God's goal is to remind you of his everlasting love.

Psalm 17:7

King James Version (KJV)

⁷ Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

Tyler Perry is a fantastic reminder how important family is in our lives . Dysfunctional or Functional as children they provide a powerful impact in our lives.


Tyler Perry

Perry was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, as Emmitt Perry, Jr., the son of Willie Maxine Perry (née Campbell) and Emmitt Perry, Sr., a carpenter.^[11] He has three siblings. ^[12] Perry once said his father's "answer to everything was to beat it out of you".^[13] As a child, Perry once went so far as to attempt suicide in an effort to escape his father's beatings. In contrast to his father, his mother took him to church each week, where he sensed a certain refuge and contentment.^[13] At age 16, he had his first name legally changed from Emmitt to Tyler in an effort to distance himself from his father.^[14]
Many years later, after seeing the film Precious, he was moved to relate for the first time^[15] accounts of being molested by a friend's mother at age 10; he was also molested by three men prior to this, and later learned his own father had molested his friend.^[16]

While Perry did not complete high school, he earned a GED.^[17] In his early 20s, watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, he heard someone describe the sometimes therapeutic effect the act of writing can have, enabling the author to work out his or her own problems. This comment inspired him to apply himself to a career in writing. He soon started writing a series of letters to himself, which became the basis for the musical I Know I've Been Changed.^[18]

You can tell Tyler Perry was blessed to have a praying mother that taught him about the love of God.  Unlike many people today that thinks their family owes them something for the pain they have experience, Tyler Perry learned how to turn a negative into a positive.  Most of Tyler Perry's work has a message base around family issues.
 When you perform a random act of kindness think about a family member. Be a Blessing give a
Blessing of encouragement.



William Becton

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Love and Share

I hope you have notice the impact God has made in the individuals  mention this month.

Deuteronomy 6:5-7

King James Version (KJV)



⁵ And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
⁶ And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
⁷ And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Gabby Douglas

Douglas is a Christian. Douglas has spoken about her faith saying, "I believe in God. He is the secret of my success. He gives people talent”^[51] and "... I love sharing about my faith. God has given me this amazing God-given talent, so I'm going to go out and glorify His name."^[52] Douglas' mother says her name means 'God's abled-bodied one'.^{[53]
Outstanding! God is the wind beneath her wings. Gabby's mom did a great job teaching her about having Faith in God.
Today as you perform a random act of kindness share with someone where your good comes from.  Don't be scared. Be a Blessing. Give a Blessing}

Sharp Love

 I have mention this before it is perfect timing that we celebrate Black History and the month of love at the same time. As a messenger Paul was honored to spread God's desire of love and Peace. He received his orders thru Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 13:11

King James Version (KJV)

¹¹ Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.


Rev. Al Sharpton is one of God's greatest messengers. You got to love him.  Rev Al will make most people think on issues that they won't think about for ourselves. Stand Your Ground Law, Treyvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Minimum Wage, Voter Registration,Racial Profiling, Poverty, Education, Troy Davis, Birth Control , Justice and Civil Rights are just a few causes he has taken a stand for. From my view point Martin Luther King pass the baton of Civil Rights and Justice to Rev. Al Sharpton and he ran with it. It is a honor to listed to Rev. Sharpton speak on social issues but when he brings it home and talk about our purpose in life and family you need to think. 

Black Youth Project 100 (BYP 100) is an activist member-based organization of black 18-35 year olds, dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all black people through building a collective focused on transformative leadership development, non-violent direct action organizing, advocacy and education. The organization trains young activists how to lead grassroots campaigns and mobilizes young leaders on topics such as women’s issues, LGBT rights, mass incarceration and police brutality.

Today when you perform a random act of kindness think about Rev. Al Sharpton broaden someone's social consciousness . Be Bless give a Blessing of hope!
http://youtu.be/3CiqqyoX7gA

Brotherly Love

Since the new year when you made your resolutions and I told you the promises God made to all . When he created man God provided the world with an assortment. Yes it was God's desire to have us live in harmony. You should have a good idea God is all about equality, love and peace.

Psalm 55:12-16

King James Version (KJV)

Malcolm X

¹² For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
¹³ But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

Before Malcolm X death he was influence by the mission of Jesus Christ.

QUOTES BY MALCOLM X

"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything"."
"We are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us.

"There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time."

"We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us."

"Concerning nonviolence, it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks."

"If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary." 

Don Lemon can be seen on CNN or heard on Tom Joyner's morning show weekly.  He is seen or heard by millions weekly.  Don recently address young men wearing sagging pant's, education and important social issues minorities tend to shy way from.  I love him because he delivers powerful messages that we need to address in our communities.

Don Lemon and Malcolm X ability to get in your face is needed in our society to address some very important social issues within the Black Community. Don Lemon does address Black on Black issues.
 After his return from Mecca and learning the teachings of Jesus Christ.  Malcolm X rededicate his Love to God.  Mecca taught Malcolm X all men are equal. Important fact that some would say cause his death .

Today like in the 60's we still have bridges over trouble waters we need to rebuild in the Black community. No one sings it better than Aretha Franklin.





Today when you perform a random act of kindness remember Malcolm X .  His journey was to equip you with the knowledge of equality and justice is for everyone. Luv is.

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Equal Love

God's intention is for all to live a peaceful life of equality and love.

Psalm 17:1-2

King James Version (KJV)

17 Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

² Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.

 First elected to Congress in 1968, Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman to win a congressional seat, and in 1972, she became the first African American presidential candidate for a major political party. She was also the first woman to run for the Democratic nomination. Chisholm shattered the racial barrier, but saw the need for continued progress toward equality, saying, "I don't measure America by its achievement but by its potential." In that spirit, we're looking forward to 2016 and electing the first Madam President.
Shirley Chisholm definitely knew her purpose in life.
God's vision, equality for all.

Today as you perform a random act of kindness let someone know you can do,you must do.  Be a Blessing! Give a Blessing!