Hold on
Hold on
Keep your hand on the plow, hold on
Today, the words sung and made famous by gospel singer, and social and racial justice activist, Mahalia Jackson resonated.
It can be all too easy to get swept-up in the satisfaction over the verdict concerning the murder of George Floyd.
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty.
Why not? After a COVID-filled year of isolation, frustration and death atop years of justices delayed and denied, why not?
Hunger can cause one to view even the smallest morsel as a veritable feast, and desert mirages can prove fatal. Only time and travel will tell.
Ma’Khia Bryant, a Black teenage girl, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Columbus, Ohio, after she called 911 for help when a group of “older kids” threatened her, according to her family.
Keep your hand on the plow, hold on.
I know my robe’s gonna fit me well,
I tried it on at the gates of Hell.
Keep your hand on the plow, hold on.
Categories: Acts17seventeen
Pastor Mark
A p-k (preacher’s kid), Mark is the eighth of nine children born to Reuben and Henrietta Meeks, prolific planters of nearly 30 churches throughout the Central Valley of California. After four decades of teaching, discipling, and ministering, including to the hospitalized and imprisoned, Mark responded to God’s call to pastoral ministry. In addition to degrees in civil engineering and public administration, Mark received his Masters in Theology from Fuller Seminary.
acts17seventeen 
Leave a Reply