07 May, 2019
I Won't Complain
Listen, I know complaining is in our DNA. As humans, we lack stuff. As Americans, we want stuff. And Blacks, well, we expect not to get stuff. Those three realities created a culture that even the Church has not been able to counter. We shout, dance, sing, but also COMPLAIN. We are just as spoiled, just as pessimistic, just as negative, bent on scandal, and generally unhappy with the state of things: our lives, our relationships, our local church, the pastor’s sermon, what she’s wearing, what