February 28, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, February 28.
Don’t look now, but February is about to be in the rear-view mirror. Is it just me, or is 2022 flying by like a freight train? March is on the doorstep and the first day of Spring is less than three weeks away. We’ll do a series in March about our Creator, and about His beautiful creation.
But let's pause for a moment, and remember February. It’s the year’s shortest month, and often its snowiest, too. It’s the month of Valentine’s Day and President’s Day. And it’s the month that many focus on Black history. Today we remember an historic Black Gospel song - “We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder”.
“Jacob’s Ladder” was probably written around 1800. Like most spirituals, its origin story is largely just guesswork. It's based on the passage in Genesis 28 where Jacob dreams of a ladder leading up to heaven. This song became one of the first black spirituals that was sung in white churches.
Today it reminds us to keep moving forward, to press on, to strive, to dream. We are climbing Jacob’s ladder, you and I. And we are soldiers of the Lord!
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@gbccenter.org
