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I just received this in my work e-mail and thought it was a great tribute for such an awe-inspiring woman.



October 2005
-- A Prayer for the Legacy of Rosa Parks By Dr. Billy Ingram


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Dear Lord: Today, as we sadly mourn the loss of our beloved sister, and warrior, Rosa Parks, we celebrate her life and legacy. We ask for comfort for her family and friends and the global community that her life impacted.
We thank you for the awesome example of what it really means to be great: by allowing us to watch a woman of God for over 50-years, who was simple, sensitive, sharp and a true servant.

We thank you for the legacy of Rosa Parks: that even though she never set out to do anything to change history, she changed it forever and became the focal point of the powerful civil rights movement, by standing up to sickening people, the shamefulness of our society and the sin of segregation.

We thank you for her lifetime of humility and her sincere message and desire for peace among all men and women on this planet. We thank you Lord, that in a world of extravagance and excessiveness, she remained true to the elegance of simplicity.

We thank you for the mantle and torch that she has passed on to us — the society of civilized people. May we accept the challenge to press forward, toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God, in Christ Jesus.

May a new generation rise up and take its rightful place in a world of hate and confusion. May we follow the example of the gentle giant, Rosa Parks, by walking in humility and serving one another.

May we constantly remind this prejudiced and narrow- minded world, that all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights: the right to pursue and live the good life, the right to liberty and the right to happiness.

May the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development become stronger and more successful than ever; and may Rosa’s reward be great and may her crown be large, and may her Master, the Lord Jesus Christ, now say unto her: well done, thou good and faithful servant, well done! In Jesus’ name, Amen!

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