Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.

Proverbs 2

Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. stood on a table, while attend a theological seminary and challenged students to attend the march for justice in Selma, Alabama. There was a hunger within him and a few others to join the civil rights movement. He has been marching ever since those days of the sixties. Marching of social and economic justice among other civil rights issues. History captures note worthy stories to be share through timeless ages for the benefit of human minds and betterment of communities.

In this brief notation, there is no attempt to tell the Jesse Jackson story. There is no one better to record the history of Jesse, then the Rev. Jackson himself. While he is yet alive may he tell it ever so well. On this page may you hear the witness of faith as oppose to individual facts of life.

Jesse is a compassionate leader. His respect for human beings is sincere and genuine. He cares for the people. He walks with God. God has found favor in with Jesse. Wisdom has been granted unto him. The steps he take are with confidence and assurance. However, the strength in the movement is to be found in his encouraging others to step up and walk the pathway of justice and equity. He ask that it happen not just for some, but for every one.

Compassion does not call for its practitioners to walk in fear of or to fall in love with any situation or condition that should be reduced or minimized. For instance, human beings should not fear or fall in love with poverty. Fear of poverty will yield sleepers, who lay in a bed of depression, while others are on the job attempting to end depressing situations and conditions of poverty. Falling in love with poverty renders manipulators enjoying the "poverty dance." Those enjoying the poverty dance do not work to get out of system, but seek rather to become the best dancers in the system as to reap so-call benefits. Such dancing is kept alive in well by "streetology" not theology. Streetologers misinterpret the reality of "the poor will always be with you" as to mean once poor always poor. A closer theological grasp of the saying of Jesus may yield that in every era some persons, if not all, may go through some form of being poor in spirit or economics or socialization, etc. Yet, we do not have to stay in the situation of condition of being poor. Stop dancing and stop the music of poverty delight or entitlement pity. Bathe your feet in some fine oil and prepare to be a blessing in the world even unto death. Climb out of depression and live a purpose driven life.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. has the steps toward justice and equity well developed not for a dance at the avoidance party in the halls of injustice. The steps of knowledge, awareness, presentation of facts and suggested resolutions are masterful. Step to the love of justice and truth assertively in the halls of banks and other societal institutions. Stand up for righteousness and justice verses bailing out for recreation and vacations. People of all ages should be encouraged to engage with Rev. Jackson in ethical relevance so as to open doors between walls of separation. Give a passage way in and out of conditions and situations that have for too long upheld, if even by default, ugly disparities. We need an entrance into the places where injustices are rooted, so as to liberate the abuser from abusing, and to deliver the abused from victimization.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us and grant of wisdom as to unite with the wise. Amen.