>Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 11:43:04 -0600 (CST)
>From: Paul Finley <[log in to unmask]>
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>Hey, folks. I am trying to cut down on junk mail, but this is worth
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>> From: Chaney III, Archie[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 1998 8:30AM
>> To: 'Mark Billingslea'; 'Candace Marshall'; 'Angel Chaney'; 'Alexis
>> Billingslea'
>> Subject: FW: Lord, Lord Why did you make me Black
>>
>> Something to think about.....
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>> >Lord, Lord, Why did you make me Black?
>> >
>> >Why did you want someone the world would hold back?
>> >Black is the color of dirty clothes, the color of grimy hands and
>> feet...
>> >Black is the color of darkness, the color of tire-beaten streets.
>> >Why did You give me thick lips, a broad nose and kinky hair???
>> >Why did You make someone who receives the hatred stare?
>> >Black is the color of the bruised eye when someone gets hurt.
>> >Black is the color of darkness, the color of dirt.
>> >How come my bone's structure so thick, my hips and cheeks are high??
>> >How come my eyes are brown and not the color of the daylight sky?
>> >Why do people think I'm useless? How come I feel so used?
>> >Why do people see my skin and think I should be abused?
>> >Lord, I just don't understand. What is it about my skin?
>> >Why is it some people want to hate me and not know the person within?
>> >Black is what people are "listed" when others want to keep them away.
>> >Black is the color of shadows cast. Black is the end of the day.
>> >Lord, you know my own people mistreat me and I know this just ain't
>> right.
>> >They don't like my hair. They say I 'm too dark or too light.
>> >Lord, don't you think it's time for You to make a change?
>> >Why don't you re-do creation and make everyone the same?????
>> >
>> >God's Reply:
>> >
>> >Why did I make you Black? Why did I make you Black?
>> >
>> >Get off your knees and look around. Tell me what do you see?
>> >I didn't make you in the image of darkness, I made you in the
>> likeness of
>> >me...
>> >I made you in the color of coal from which beautiful diamonds are
>> formed.
>> >I made you in the color of oil, the Black gold that keeps people
>> warm.
>> >I made you from the rich, dark earth that can grow the food you need,
>> >Your color is the same as the Black Stallion, a majestic animal is
>> he.
>> >I didn't make you in the image of darkness.
>> >I made you in the image of ME.
>> >All the colors of the heavenly rainbow can be found throughout every
>> Nation.
>> >When all of these colors were blended, you became my greatest
>> creation.
>> >Your hair is the texture of lamb's wool. Such a humble little
>> creature is
>> >he.
>> >I am the Shepard who watches them. I am the One who will watch over
>> thee.
>> >You are the color of midnight sky. I put star's glitter in your
>> eyes.
>> >There is a smile hidden behind your pain. That's why your cheeks are
>> so
>> >high.
>> >You are the color of dark clouds formed when I send my strongest
>> weather.
>> >I made your lips full so when you kiss the one you love, they will
>> remember.
>> >Your stature is strong, your bone structure thick to withstand the
>> burden
>> >of time...
>> >The reflection you see in the mirror, the image that looks back
>> .......is
>> >MINE.
>>
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