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THE POWER OF WORDS

 When the disciples walked with Jesus, they seemed to know little of the overall PLAN yet followed him, many in the hope of some governmental change or new order.

But if that were the hope then he failed utterly. That’s why God says YOU’RE WAYS ARE NOT MY WAYS and the like. Now, we’re in the age of redemption as opposed to a kinder society of the fatally unforgiven.

And great kindnesses (and hardships) came because of the BIG PICTURE. But how can we mere humans compare the physical changes, good or bad?

Who knows what’s really happening? When brotherman, the footballer, got on a podium and told the world that ‘thug’ is code for the N word, they STILL continued to hashtag us and send us to prison in droves, 

but my narrative process SHIFTED. Every talk, every conversation, every prayer is not to be underrated.

Can’t wait ‘til we have our own media. Everything changes.

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