Remarkable Advocates!

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Breonna Taylor

His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” (Matthew 25:11, New International Version)

This week has been emotionally exhausting, physically draining, and spiritually thought-provoking. We continue to fight for justice for one woman, Breonna Taylor, a medical worker who was shot and killed on March 13, 2020, by the Louisville, Kentucky police department during a raid on her apartment. We now have to deal with the death of another woman, The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who fought for justice for all, spent a lifetime advocating for others, and lost her battle to cancer. We have been unable to properly mourn both because of the political climate surrounding them. Justice Ginsburg’s death has also been further complicated by the swift search to start the process for her replacement. One can’t help but wonder about the spiritual meaning to all of these developments in our lives.

In both cases, we have not been able to properly mourn because of the on-going fight for justice, inequality, respect and double standard in our society. Yet, both women have left us with a tremendous legacy! The changes to laws in our country because of them is Remarkable! Breonna Taylor’s Remarkable Advocacy in death has led cities across the country to ban No-Knock warrants, which would prohibit federal law enforcement from carrying out a warrant “until after the officer provides notice of his or her authority and purpose.” The Honorable Ginsburg’s Remarkable Advocacy has been well documented with a lifetime of service to support the advancement of equality in America for all people, especially women and other under-represented populations in our society.

We must take a moment to step away from the television and social media to meditate, mourn, and pray in order to heal. Our country is in need of healing now more than ever. At the beginning of the pandemic, everyone referred to II Chronicles 7:14, If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. We must all play a participatory role in healing ourselves first, and next start the process of working together to heal our land.

We must stop to mourn and celebrate the Remarkable Advocacy in life and death that both contributed. This familiar passage of scripture has provided us with a solid blueprint for healing ourselves and our land. Therefore, we too will hear Him say, Well Done!

Dr. ReShone