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■ Portland Observer
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
Bethel African
Methodist
Episcopal Vhurch
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ANNUAL
CMI3RATION OP’ ACHIEVEMENT
7 p .m ., Friday Evening, June 14, 1991
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4822 N. Vancouver Ave., tjiLinncc on Wygml 6LrccL
Theme:
'"Hie P o w e r o f’ b ib le Knowledge"
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Dev. Pk'k Danner, H.A.
A&sl.. Pastor, Dunlap I'xipl.ksl Church
(Scalile, Washiii^jLon
Member ol'N IX IC ’a I'irsL Faculty
in 1982
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BY MATTIE ANN CALLIER-SPEARS
I ’ ve discovered a curious and over
whelming portal that simply loomed
over my understanding. No m atter how
old or how young, the individual may
be, the mind is able to perceive appear
ance; w hether it be visual or spiritual.
Even though the spiritual and the
physical, or worldly, seem to, at times,
they seem to coincide with one another,
yet, there is a dram atic difference be
tween th two. A person’s spiritual
awareness and his/her physical aw are
ness is realized at a very early age. A
baby is able to distinguSish taste, shapes
and colors before a word is even spo
ken.
I found that the state o f poverty,
for instance, which has had a trem en
dous effect on the world populous, is
not perceived as poverty, to the person
experiencing it, until that person’s
precept o f stability, wealth and confi
dence has been jarred by some outside
stimulus.
Each day, we can see people dow n
town, under the bridges or even in the
malls who have no jobs, no hom es and
don’t know where the next meal is
coming from. But, are the ones on the
outside the only ones w ho can see their
condition? O n one of the evangelism
team ’s outings, I asked a little child
where her m other and father were. Her
response was, “ I don’t know .” She
was having the time o f her life just
playing outside with the other children,
in the neighborhood. Her dress was
tattered, tom and dirty. Her hair was
uncombed. Her face was unwashed;
but, she was happy. How could this
child sm ile when, visibly, there was
nothing to sm ile about? It was because
she was not aware o f her impoverished
condition. This kind o f innocence is
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perceived as being totally overw helm
ing to a mind that has never experi
enced it.
I can rem em ber when my sisters
and brothers and me were grow ing up,
we d id n 't always have everything but
our m other would sew for us. She would
make dresses that she saw in the m aga
zines. She would make patterns out of
newspaper. She would make shirts and
trousers for my brothers. She made
suits or shorts or w hatever we needed to
give the appearance being middle class
and not poor. However, at school, the
kids would talk about us and call us
names like “ the little rich k id s” or
“ they think they’re too much because
they have new clothes.” The kids had
no idea that our m other would pull old
dresses, o f her own or our great aunt’s,
apart and make clothing for us. I w on
der if it was a feeling o f entrapm ent
from society that made our m other go
through all the trouble o f creating these
visions o f fabric or was it just because
she loved us. Because she wanted the
best for us-even though the kids at
school were less fortunate. She w asn’t
negligent in her maternal responsibili
ties. She would talk to us and tell us that
we were somebody no m atter what
anyone on the outside would say to the
contrary. Yet-we were little children
just as the little girl was. If our m other
had not struggled to make us clothing
to give us an illusion o f wealth, on the
outside, would our lives have been
different?
The Holy Spirit struggles with us
each and every day trying to get us to
believe that we are somebody, in Christ
Jesus. W ithout Christ, we are nothing.
N ot one stitch o f clothing or any expen
sive brand o f perfum e or any type of
monetary wealth will give us the wealth
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that is spoken o f in the scripture. [Prov.
11:1-31] Furthermore, Christ H im self
said ‘ ‘ ...Lay not up for yourselves treas
ures upon earth, where moths and rust
will destroy it and thieves will break in
and steal it. But lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven where you treasure
is not subject to moths or rust or the i ves.
“ [Matt. 6:19 23]
The old cliche’ “ Beauty is in the
eye o f the beholder’ ’ is quite true. But-
it is also depends largely upon the
beholder. W ho is she or who is he? If
we go through life using other human
beings as yardsticks, we will fail every
time. O ur primary example should be
Christ. He came to this world and lived
an exemplary life. One which we should
hold up high. Show it to our kids. Let
them see themselves through the life of
Jesus.
Jesus was not rich in worldly goods
but he was rich with spiritual treasure:
faith, hope, mercy, goodness, virtue,
and charity.
W e, as human beings, find it hard
to look beyond a person’s clothing or
their monetary wealth. W hen will we SV
learn that the spiritual versus worldly • r .
wealth is a frame o f mind. W e are » ,
bom e-not knowing. And many go to C i
their graves-not knowing. Are we ever
ready to look into the revealing face of
truth? The revealing face o f Jesus-
Himself. By increasing our spiritual
awareness, our state o f being will be
transitionalized. Christ instead of clothes.
Clothes do not make the m an/woman-
but, Christ does.
Looking for a feeling o f security,
comfort, and peace? Turn your eyes
upward! Look to Jesus from which
cometh your help. He is the one who
made this earth and the heavens.
HALLELUJAH! Praise the Lord!
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P o rtla nd , O regon 97203
Church Phone: 289-0147
Study Phone:289-1911
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Scripture o f the Week M icah 6:8
Spiritual VS. Worldy Wealth
O n Sunday,June 9,1991 at 3:00
p.m. Bethel African M ethodist Episco
pal Church will honor it’s Pastor and
First Lady, Rev and Mrs. M ilton G reen,
with an Appreciation C elebration as
the end o f his fourth year approaches.
Theme: “ A Loving H eart Sees the
N eed.”
This day will be filled with many
special blessings as we strive to honor
our pastoral family. This a golden
opportunity to com e together in the
name o f O ur Lord, Jesus C hrist to say
‘‘thanks for bringing us thus far along
the w ay.” The Bethel family extends
and invitation to the com m unity to join
us in expressing thanks to a very dy
namic speaker, pastoring in the 9 0 ’s.
If you have any questions or need
additional information, please call 288-
5429 or 288-5420.
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