Prayerful
We rise today with prayerful minds and hearts, thanking GOD for always hearing and answering our prayers.
You see, in the African-American community, prayer has always been an important factor and one of the things that got us through the trials and tribulations of being Black in America. Our slave ancestors used to sing: "I went down to the river to pray, my soul got happy, so I stayed all day." Now we know being a slave, you didn't stay down the river praying all day because master would have had a fit. No, that was a way of them saying that praying and talking with GOD in the midst of their condition made them feel blessed and happy to be alive.
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