Today I attended Sunday morning worship service at Ebenezer Baptist Church. This is the church my grandmother attended for many years and my mother attended the early years of my life. I have been looking for a new church home the last two months. I was attending a church of a family friends’ in East Point off and on for the last two years. I want to find a church I like and feel I want to join. Today I felt that feeling. I really enjoyed service there. I was like a breath of fresh air!
I must admit there are certain things I do not want in a church I attend. I don’t feel the need to be there all day. I like service to give me what I need in 1 to 2 hours. I have a short attention span and struggle after the two hour mark. I like a church of mixed races (or at least where they feel comfortable), and age groups financial situations. I enjoy churches where the sermon is preached in a way that everyone can relate. From age 14 to 80. Today, I saw and experienced all those things. I have at other places too, but feel a connection there because of family history. I plan to attend there a few more times in my new church home search.
After church I took my daughter to The MLK Center. I visited this place often as a child after church. I still remember my grandmother, mother and sister talking about what a great man Dr. King was and why this place was built for people to visit his tomb. While at the King Center I told my daughter about MLK. I asked her what she remembered about him, she learned about him in school for his birthday. I told her about how important he was and explained it in her terms. We went to the buildings. We looked at pictures and I read her what many of them said. There was a kid section in one that she was able to read some of the stuff herself, with a little help.
I really enjoyed my time today on Auburn Avenue. I have to admit it took me back to when I was child. It was really fun to be able to share places I’ve been as a kid and history with my daughter. Even though she is 5, I think she understood. She asked questions and looked intensely at the pictures.
I could not help but feel amazed at the fight that Dr. King and those who participated in the Civil Rights movement put up. I can not help but think of what issues in the world today am I willing to do what they did and went through for. I came up with a few and I’m going to start working towards fighting for them.
If it was not for their generation, mine and my daughters, would not have the freedom and rights we have today. I want to make sure my daughters and future generation does not have to fight injustices either. Sadly there is still racial discrimination and defiantly economic injustice. I know I may sound very fairytale right now but I’m serious. I feel lazy, stupid and unworthy having had so much done for my generation, while we sit back and just enjoy!
I must admit there are certain things I do not want in a church I attend. I don’t feel the need to be there all day. I like service to give me what I need in 1 to 2 hours. I have a short attention span and struggle after the two hour mark. I like a church of mixed races (or at least where they feel comfortable), and age groups financial situations. I enjoy churches where the sermon is preached in a way that everyone can relate. From age 14 to 80. Today, I saw and experienced all those things. I have at other places too, but feel a connection there because of family history. I plan to attend there a few more times in my new church home search.
After church I took my daughter to The MLK Center. I visited this place often as a child after church. I still remember my grandmother, mother and sister talking about what a great man Dr. King was and why this place was built for people to visit his tomb. While at the King Center I told my daughter about MLK. I asked her what she remembered about him, she learned about him in school for his birthday. I told her about how important he was and explained it in her terms. We went to the buildings. We looked at pictures and I read her what many of them said. There was a kid section in one that she was able to read some of the stuff herself, with a little help.
I really enjoyed my time today on Auburn Avenue. I have to admit it took me back to when I was child. It was really fun to be able to share places I’ve been as a kid and history with my daughter. Even though she is 5, I think she understood. She asked questions and looked intensely at the pictures.
I could not help but feel amazed at the fight that Dr. King and those who participated in the Civil Rights movement put up. I can not help but think of what issues in the world today am I willing to do what they did and went through for. I came up with a few and I’m going to start working towards fighting for them.
If it was not for their generation, mine and my daughters, would not have the freedom and rights we have today. I want to make sure my daughters and future generation does not have to fight injustices either. Sadly there is still racial discrimination and defiantly economic injustice. I know I may sound very fairytale right now but I’m serious. I feel lazy, stupid and unworthy having had so much done for my generation, while we sit back and just enjoy!
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