I Stand
When I opened my e-mail this morning and saw that a message was waiting for me from this site, I honestly didn’t expect the response I received regarding my posted blog.
To those who responded directly or indirectly; when I posted my blog, the subject matter was never intended to exasperate or offend anyone.
If I come across as a Bible thumper or seem to have a holier than thou attitude, then I really feel true remorse, because that is not the person I am or even wish to represent.
I am not – I do not consider myself a religious person. Religion kills, steals and destroys - you only have to see what people are doing in the name of religion all over the world today – but I do consider myself to be a person of faith – It just happens that my faith is embedded in the saving grace of Jesus.
Again, I reiterate that I am not a religious person, but I am a black woman who has so far lived 54 almost 55 years on this earth who knows from my life experiences that there’s no way I could have made it to this moment in time without a measure of faith, prayers and many, very many tears. And that I will not apologize for.
When I write, most times it will come out of my faith – I will put it out there, but no way will I attach an addendum that will say – you’ve got to believe as I do.
When I write, I also will write from my life experiences – remember the old maxim that says write what you know; I can’t write no more or no less than that.
If I write something and my facts are wrong or I write something out of total ignorance, than please correct me with constructive criticisms. I even welcome different POVs that I can weigh against my own perceptions – mind openers that can help me to grow.
(At this point, I will say thank you for reminding me that there are people who share different faith values than me. But isn’t that the beauty of being a Black person in America? We are different even in our blackness; in how we express ourselves and here at this site is where I felt safe that I could do that – express myself).
We live in a society that has censored our histories, our thoughts and our actions – it just seems unfair to find censorship here on this forum, because of my beliefs and life experiences - because you don’t happen to like or agree on how I choose to express myself whether I use the Bible to illustrate my thoughts or not.
To those who responded directly or indirectly; when I posted my blog, the subject matter was never intended to exasperate or offend anyone.
If I come across as a Bible thumper or seem to have a holier than thou attitude, then I really feel true remorse, because that is not the person I am or even wish to represent.
I am not – I do not consider myself a religious person. Religion kills, steals and destroys - you only have to see what people are doing in the name of religion all over the world today – but I do consider myself to be a person of faith – It just happens that my faith is embedded in the saving grace of Jesus.
Again, I reiterate that I am not a religious person, but I am a black woman who has so far lived 54 almost 55 years on this earth who knows from my life experiences that there’s no way I could have made it to this moment in time without a measure of faith, prayers and many, very many tears. And that I will not apologize for.
When I write, most times it will come out of my faith – I will put it out there, but no way will I attach an addendum that will say – you’ve got to believe as I do.
When I write, I also will write from my life experiences – remember the old maxim that says write what you know; I can’t write no more or no less than that.
If I write something and my facts are wrong or I write something out of total ignorance, than please correct me with constructive criticisms. I even welcome different POVs that I can weigh against my own perceptions – mind openers that can help me to grow.
(At this point, I will say thank you for reminding me that there are people who share different faith values than me. But isn’t that the beauty of being a Black person in America? We are different even in our blackness; in how we express ourselves and here at this site is where I felt safe that I could do that – express myself).
We live in a society that has censored our histories, our thoughts and our actions – it just seems unfair to find censorship here on this forum, because of my beliefs and life experiences - because you don’t happen to like or agree on how I choose to express myself whether I use the Bible to illustrate my thoughts or not.
I call this the freedom of having faith. There is one faith although it may have many members of the body.