I Will Go Forward With Love
"Ain't no giving up 'round here." I will not give in to appearances or circumstances. Faith is easy when things are going well. I have been in a season of atonement. I haven't done everything right; I haven't always made the best decisions. I have always had pure motives, however. Pretty much all the time. Malice doesn't suit me. I simply cannot be bothered to hate you. Like so many of my sisters of color, I've been buffeted by The American Dream. It becomes more like a mirage with every year that passes, but even here, even now, the spark of courage that has always been within me burns brightly. The way forward is not at all clear. I have run in to many dead ends and brick walls, but I was not put on this earth to be defeated. This is a time of trial and tribulation. If I did not know that I undertook sincere prayer almost daily right after Thanksgiving, I could be accused of using God for a crutch. I once made the error of stating:...