Sunday, September 10, 2017

The Rebel Black Dot Song o' the Lord's Day

James Brown, "The Old Landmark" from The Blues Brothers: Original Soundtrack Recording (The Last Angry Man)

Commentary: This morning, having yesterday attended the vigil Mass at Holy Redeemer, my home parish, I attended Sunday Mass at Christ the King, Flint's historically-but-by-no-means-exclusively black Catholic parish. The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior (1929-1968) once said, "It is appalling that the most segregated hour in Christian America is eleven o'clock Sunday morning." I, a ruddy-complected Anglo-Scotch-Irishman from Grand Blanc (which means "Big White" in the French), was welcomed warmly at Christ the King, lavishly & almost overwhelmingly so. My soul soared & my hands clapped as the choir belted out the Gospel music. There is hope for us yet if only we remember that Christ prayed that all His followers be one, as He & the Father are One.
"Let us all (all go back)
To the old (old landmark),
Let us all (all go back)
To the old (old landmark),
Let us all (all go back)
To the old (old landmark),
And we stay in the service of the Lord!…"

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