The Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, Alabama was the host Church for a weekend event in that city that could / should be the beginning of a new awakening in America. This great Church made up of incredible people led by Bishop Jim Lowe is taking the lead in "working on the solution" rather than "on the problem". I have visited Guiding Light 4 times in 3 weeks and am more impressed each time. The people exuded a genuine warmth and welcome that is contagious.
The event featured Glenn Beck and Bishop Lowe speaking to a packed sanctuary at the Church Friday night with 3 to 4 thousand people watching outside on big screen TVs as the 1700 seat sanctuary overflowed. The "Never Again is Now, "Restoring Unity", and "All Lives Matter" themes were overpowering. The next day there was a march for these themes that retraced the steps of Martin Luther King's famous 1963 march and by conservative estimates had a minimum of 20,000 participants which made it the largest march since the MLK Civil Rights March of 1963.
Following the march there was another rally at the Birmingham Jefferson County Civic Center to a packed house with inspirational speakers including Glenn Beck, Bishop Lowe, David Barton, Jon Voight, Alveda King, Minister Jonathan Gentry and others plus music by Matthew West and the Guiding Light Church Choir. Time nor space allows for the high points of this event as they were too numerous to list in this post. I would refer you to GlennBeck.com, or MercuryOne.com or Guiding light.org for details.
The points I want to make are the courage, character, and class exhibited by the Bishop and his congregation as the host Church for this event. From start to finish this was a CLASS ACT! The icing on the cake was yesterday morning when Glenn Beck and Bishop Lowe preached at the Sunday morning service at the Church. Bishop Lowe is an exceptionally special man of God with great courage to take such a bold leadership role in "standing for truth and righteousness". His congregation exhibited the gold standard in "service to others" by welcoming many and making all feel genuinely "at home" and truly welcome. Special thanks to "Mama" Doris Gary and Bishop Lowe's Mother, Roberta, two beautiful ladies inside and out, who took such good care of me.
On any given Sunday, Guiding Light Church in Birmingham, Alabama is a predominantly Black church. On this Sunday, Guiding Light Church was "color blind" and as the camera swept over the crowd of followers of the Nazarene, Bishop Jim Lowe so brilliantly stated: "This is what Church is supposed to look like"! Well Done Guiding Light Church of Birmingham, Alabama! Well done indeed!!
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