To fly

In the College Assembly (Chapel) time at Paul Quinn College, the speaker was Rev. Frederick Haynes III. He is the dynamic leader of a congregation of over 8000 in South Dallas. He is an amazing speaker, captivating the attention of the students in attendance. Towards the end of his sermon, he developed a kind of rhythmic highpoint -- "Rosa Parks sat, so Martin Luther King, Jr. could march, so Jessie Jackson could run, so that Barack Obama could win," and then he addressed the students directly: "so you could fly!" What a wonderful message for the students, many of whom are the first in their family to attend college. Yet, Pr. Haynes also tried to point out parallels in the Christian life. Christ came, served, healed, taught, died, and rose, so that we could .... May people of faith find the motivation indeed to fly with the Gospel.