Black Women Have It Going On

Good day from the picturesque Rocky Mountains of Colorado! Did you know that even as we stand here, these majestic peaks are slowly pushing upward? Yes, my beautiful mountains are still growing, rising from deep within the earth just as the truth eventually rises to the surface of our history.

I had to strike while the iron was hot for today’s post. I woke up to a PBS documentary on Robert E. Lee, a man I honestly knew very little about until this morning. I’m not sure I could absorb everything in one sitting—it’s the kind of history that forces you to watch, rewatch, and then sit in the silence of your own thoughts.

The thing that stuck out to me like a sore thumb was his profession of faith. He was a Christian.

It is a hard thing to reconcile. How could a man who reportedly instructed an overseer to “lay it on well” while beating runaway slaves be the same man who led others to believe he was a vessel of righteousness? It feels like a shadow is cast over both his military and private life—a shadow so dark that it has forced a young nation like America to remove his statues. We are a country still setting boundaries and refining our identity, learning that being “ordained” doesn’t excuse being heartless.

The question I’m wrestling with today is this: Do you think Robert E. Lee poured from an empty cup? Was he offering the world a “Christianity” that lacked the actual heart of Christ?

The Scripture

Matthew 7:16 (KJV)
“Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”

The Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the majesty of the mountains that remind us that growth is often slow and hidden. Lord, as we look at the complex figures of our past, give us the discernment to see clearly. Help us to examine our own cups—ensure that when we pour into others, we are pouring out Your love, Your mercy, and Your justice, rather than our own justifications. Soften our hearts where they have hardened like stone, and lead this young nation toward a truth that sets everyone free. Amen.