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Speaker 1 (00:01):
There is power in prayer, And Oh the power that
is revealed when in this month every year, we celebrate
and reflect on the power of prayer in Black history.
It reveals the grace of those who came before, who,
(00:22):
despite the oppression they faced, they basked in the presence
of a savior and a deliverer.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Oh the power of prayer.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
There is no greater legacy than this, than the grace
that dripped off the lips of those who, even as
chains rattled around their bodies, they believe that there was
a God who could save, set free, redeem, and release
upon them a special kind of glory that only he
(00:55):
can unleash.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Oh the power of prayer. The over crops they'd grown
and sown and owned with their.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Own blood, sweat, and tears, Oh the power of prayer.
The prayers that knit them together into communities, crafting culture
and passing along traditions from the womb until their temporary tombs.
Oh the power of prayer collected in tears, assuaging fears,
(01:28):
producing a sustaining supernatural strength. Even as they suffered under
the brutality of oppression, they recognize somehow the wonderful, awe
inspiring power.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
And privilege of prayer.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
And this too compels us to celebrate Black history and
the roots of prayer that run deeply within it, the
residence and the joy, the resistance and the grace.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
It's the celebration of a people who.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Persevered against insect a mountable odds, and through their prayers
and faith they overcame. Knowing why the caged bird sings
while remaining anchored to.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
The truth of who Christ is in us.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
Oh what a wonder the unconditional affirmations of our ancestors
in heartfelt, authentic, unpretentious prayer, line by line, word by word,
sometimes in a mumble or a murmur, in just a
hum or, a song, and many times it was just
(02:34):
a groan that reminds us and carries the notion forward
to us that we have overcome in the spiritual realm,
long before we overcome in the physical.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
One look closely and you'll.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
See that these ancestors were spiritual soldiers really who taught
us that we could be free before we were free.
They sat at his feet, anchored in his presence, somehow
abiding in his peace when peace was really nowhere to
be found. They knew that what was being inflicted upon them,
(03:11):
try as their captors might to tell them that this
dehumanization was aligned with God's purpose and design.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Somehow they knew this was.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Not a reflection of the one true Living God in
whose image they had been made. And it is this
same knowing, this same sacred spirit inspired awareness that comes
to us when we are a people of prayer.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Oh, what a wonder in our souls.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
It's the power of Harriet Tubman praying I'm going to
hold steady on you, and you Lord have got to
see me through. Oh, sister Tubman, we thank you for
your faithful and powerful prayer.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Or it's Mary MacLeod Buffoon calling out.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
And saying, Lord, we know that this world is filled
with discordant notes. But help us Father to unite anyway
our efforts that we might join in one harmonious symphony
of peace and brotherhood and justice and equality. Oh, sister Bethoon,
we thank you for praying for us, and w e
(04:23):
b du Bois who prayed. Dear Lord, mighty causes are
calling us, like the freeing of women, the training of children,
the putting down of hate, and murder and poverty, all
of these.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Are calling us in more.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
But they call with a voice that will mean for
us work and sacrifice and sometimes death. So Father, will
you mercifully grant to us the spirit of Esther so
that we will say, I am going in to see
the King, and if I perish, I perish. Thank you
Brother du Bois for praying courageous prayers, and in later years,
(05:01):
Coreta Scott King saying with authority eternal and everlasting God,
who aren't the Father of all mankind? As we turn
aside from the hurly burly of everyday living, may our
hearts and souls, our very spirits be lifted upward to THEE,
for it is from THEE and THEE alone that all
our blessings come.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
We thank you, sister Mother King, for praying for us.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Can you imagine how many more mothers and grandmothers, fathers
and grandfathers stood firm in prayer beside their loved one's
bedsides and broken bodies deep into the night, or on
their knees early in the morning. What kind of people
was this and what kind of access to divine power.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Had they discovered?
Speaker 1 (05:52):
That we need to rediscover now, Because if you pause
for a moment and take a deep breath of gratitude.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
During this Black History Month, you'll realize that despite the
difficulties we may still face, and despite the justice that
is yet to.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Be realized, despite the equity that we still.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Press on to see received by.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Every segment of society, don't miss this. We are the
answer to our ancestors' prayers. We are their wildest dreams fulfilled.
They prayed for this, They prayed for us, you and
me here and now worshiping on this Sunday morning, without
(06:37):
reservation and without fear in freedom, they ask God for this.
And maybe, just maybe, if we'll prioritize prayer just as
they did.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Then future generations will.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Reap the benefits that this sacred.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Privilege will set forth for them too.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Our prayers in the incomparable name of Jesus Christ, will
be the incubators of blessings for our sons and daughters
and our grandsons and granddaughters. So, brothers and sisters, yes, work,
put your hand to the plow, and work strategically and
intentionally purposefully to continue to impact and affect change. But
(07:23):
do not overlook the power of your prayers. Endure in prayer,
Overcome in prayer, Celebrate in prayer, Rejoice in prayer, Build
up in prayer. Bind and loose in prayer, Stand firm
in prayer.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Push back the.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
Schemes, employees, and the plots of darkness in prayer. It
was the way then and it is still the only
way now.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Father.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
We thank you for the legacy, for the lesson, for
the privilege and the power in the history of Blackbriar
There is power in prayer, And Oh the power that
is revealed when in this month every year, we celebrate
and reflect on the power of prayer in Black history.
It reveals the grace of those who came before, who,
(00:22):
despite the oppression they faced, they basked in the presence
of a savior and a deliverer.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Oh the power of prayer.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
There is no greater legacy than this, than the grace
that dripped off the lips of those who, even as
chains rattled around their bodies, they believe that there was
a God who could save, set free, redeem, and release
upon them a special kind of glory that only he
(00:55):
can unleash.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Oh the power of prayer. The over crops they'd grown
and sown and owned with their.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
Own blood, sweat, and tears, Oh the power of prayer.
The prayers that knit them together into communities, crafting culture
and passing along traditions from the womb until their temporary tombs.
Oh the power of prayer collected in tears, assuaging fears,
(01:28):
producing a sustaining supernatural strength. Even as they suffered under
the brutality of oppression, they recognize somehow the wonderful, awe
inspiring power.
Speaker 2 (01:41):
And privilege of prayer.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
And this too compels us to celebrate Black history and
the roots of prayer that run deeply within it, the
residence and the joy, the resistance and the grace.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
It's the celebration of a people who.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
Persevered against insect a mountable odds, and through their prayers
and faith they overcame. Knowing why the caged bird sings
while remaining anchored to.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
The truth of who Christ is in us.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
Oh what a wonder the unconditional affirmations of our ancestors
in heartfelt, authentic, unpretentious prayer, line by line, word by word,
sometimes in a mumble or a murmur, in just a
hum or, a song, and many times it was just
(02:34):
a groan that reminds us and carries the notion forward
to us that we have overcome in the spiritual realm,
long before we overcome in the physical.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
One look closely and you'll.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
See that these ancestors were spiritual soldiers really who taught
us that we could be free before we were free.
They sat at his feet, anchored in his presence, somehow
abiding in his peace when peace was really nowhere to
be found. They knew that what was being inflicted upon them,
(03:11):
try as their captors might to tell them that this
dehumanization was aligned with God's purpose and design.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Somehow they knew this was.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
Not a reflection of the one true Living God in
whose image they had been made. And it is this
same knowing, this same sacred spirit inspired awareness that comes
to us when we are a people of prayer.
Speaker 2 (03:37):
Oh, what a wonder in our souls.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
It's the power of Harriet Tubman praying I'm going to
hold steady on you, and you Lord have got to
see me through. Oh, sister Tubman, we thank you for
your faithful and powerful prayer.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
Or it's Mary MacLeod Buffoon calling out.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
And saying, Lord, we know that this world is filled
with discordant notes. But help us Father to unite anyway
our efforts that we might join in one harmonious symphony
of peace and brotherhood and justice and equality. Oh, sister Bethoon,
we thank you for praying for us, and w e
(04:23):
b du Bois who prayed. Dear Lord, mighty causes are
calling us, like the freeing of women, the training of children,
the putting down of hate, and murder and poverty, all
of these.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Are calling us in more.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
But they call with a voice that will mean for
us work and sacrifice and sometimes death. So Father, will
you mercifully grant to us the spirit of Esther so
that we will say, I am going in to see
the King, and if I perish, I perish. Thank you
Brother du Bois for praying courageous prayers, and in later years,
(05:01):
Coreta Scott King saying with authority eternal and everlasting God,
who aren't the Father of all mankind? As we turn
aside from the hurly burly of everyday living, may our
hearts and souls, our very spirits be lifted upward to THEE,
for it is from THEE and THEE alone that all
our blessings come.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
We thank you, sister Mother King, for praying for us.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Can you imagine how many more mothers and grandmothers, fathers
and grandfathers stood firm in prayer beside their loved one's
bedsides and broken bodies deep into the night, or on
their knees early in the morning. What kind of people
was this and what kind of access to divine power.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Had they discovered?
Speaker 1 (05:52):
That we need to rediscover now, Because if you pause
for a moment and take a deep breath of gratitude.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
During this Black History Month, you'll realize that despite the
difficulties we may still face, and despite the justice that
is yet to.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Be realized, despite the equity that we still.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Press on to see received by.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Every segment of society, don't miss this. We are the
answer to our ancestors' prayers. We are their wildest dreams fulfilled.
They prayed for this, They prayed for us, you and
me here and now worshiping on this Sunday morning, without
(06:37):
reservation and without fear in freedom, they ask God for this.
And maybe, just maybe, if we'll prioritize prayer just as
they did.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
Then future generations will.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Reap the benefits that this sacred.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Privilege will set forth for them too.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Our prayers in the incomparable name of Jesus Christ, will
be the incubators of blessings for our sons and daughters
and our grandsons and granddaughters. So, brothers and sisters, yes, work,
put your hand to the plow, and work strategically and
intentionally purposefully to continue to impact and affect change. But
(07:23):
do not overlook the power of your prayers. Endure in prayer,
Overcome in prayer, Celebrate in prayer, Rejoice in prayer, Build
up in prayer. Bind and loose in prayer, Stand firm
in prayer.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
Push back the.
Speaker 1 (07:44):
Schemes, employees, and the plots of darkness in prayer. It
was the way then and it is still the only
way now.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Father.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
We thank you for the legacy, for the lesson, for
the privilege and the power in the history of Blackbriar
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