I often wonder: When will things get better? When will we worship inside the church? When will I no longer have to wear a mask? When can I hug family members and friends again?
And then I think about that other virus infecting our country. Those affected by that scourge have been waiting not months, but years—decades, centuries—for things to get better. The height of the Civil Rights Movement was over 50 years ago, when I was in college. In those days, we marched and sang: “We shall overcome someday.” Some things did get better. And yet, today people of color still deal daily with petty prejudice and major injustice; on top of that, they are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The Beloved Community is still not fully realized, still a dream—and I’m now a senior citizen. When is someday?
In a stirring message recorded on May 31, the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III addresses this question. He says that to those who ask “Where is God?” in these troubled times, God replies: “Where are you?”
