This old message, delivered by Tony Campolo's, pastor, at the mostly-black church in Philadelphia several years ago, still has meaning today.
"It was Friday, and my Jesus is dead on a tree. But that’s Friday, and Sunday’s coming.
Friday, Mary’s crying her eyes out, the disciples are running in every direction like sheep without a shepherd. But that’s Friday, and Sunday’s coming.
Friday, some are looking at the world and saying, “As things have been, so they shall be. You can’t change nothing in this world! You can’t change nothing in this world!” But they didn’t know that it was only Friday, and Sunday’s coming.
Friday, them forces that oppress the poor and keep people down, them forces that destroy people, the forces in control now, them forces that are gonna rule, they don’t know it’s only Friday, but Sunday’s coming.
Friday, people are saying, “Darkness is gonna rule the world, sadness is gonna be everywhere,” but they don’t know it’s only Friday, but Sunday’s coming.
Even though this world is rotten, as it is right now, we know it’s only Friday. But Sunday’s coming!"
Friday, April 10, 2009
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3 comments:
Truer words were never spoken, Griff. And I think a new Sunday is coming sooner rather than later.
Thank you, Gayle. AMEN.
I'm looking forward to that final Sonday.
My mom heard this sermon years ago. She still says "It's Friday, Sunday's coming." An audio of that sermon would be great. I heard the congregation was shouting by the end.
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