Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 January 2003 — Page 13

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2003

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PASSION ► Continued from Page 1 passion was a profitable one because his main desire was to do good to all who he came across. Paul pursued his passion to the degree that while he was not sure what would await him in Jerusalem; he was going to press on. Pursuing your passion will not always be a kind and gentle pursuit. While we do not always know what awaits us in our life when we have passion for what we are doing, nothing or no one can turn us away from our goals. We believe that God is with us and > therefore we have holy courage and resolution. Here lies the battle cry of a passionate witness. Paul points out “but none of these things move me, neither I count my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my curse with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.” (Acts 20:24) What we want to be able to

say at the end of the day is that “we finished well.” Wc want to be able to say - win, lose or draw at the end of the day - that w'e remained passionate and faithful to our charge. The only way that this can be our testimony at the end of the day is by having passion for what we do during the day. Then let us not end the day with the blood of indifference and uncaring towards our Christian witness on our hands. % We should never be lifeless or disassociated towards our God. No instead w'e should end the day more excited about our witness, our church and especially our God than when we began the day. So, what is your passion? What are you willing to give your all for? Jesus’ passion w r as Calvary so that we might have life everlasting; that’s something to think about. The Rev. Michael C. Carson is pastor of Historic Wayman Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kokomo. Ind.

SALT ► Continued from Page 1 get some understanding. To keep my history and hope connected, I must analyze, prioritize, potentialize and realize that in order to evangelize.... I must visualize my past, present and future until the day I die! Black history is my legacy, it’s really who lam... It tells the story to give God the glory that through it all I can

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ISLAM ► Continued from Page 1 flag coming dow n doesn’t represent the meaning of this drama taking place on the stage of history, for it is the symbol of an old order passing away. That new flag going up is the symbol of a new' age coming into being.’ I could hear people shouting all over that vast audience, ‘Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!.” The strong resolve the world witnessed from Dr. King as he struggled for freedom of the oppressed “Negroes,” as we (African Americans) were called during those days - this had an international and universal spirit'working from within him. Dr. King said, “Ghana has something to say to us. It says to us first that the oppressor never voluntarily gives freedom to the oppressed. You have to work for it. Freedom is never given to anybody. Privileged classes never give up their privileges without strong resistance." Today, thanks to the works of great men like Dr. King, the Hon. Elijah Muhammad and others, we are better people. Even though the two men disagreed on strategy their objective was the same. “Pharaoh, let my people go!" Prophet Muhammed, to whom the Qur’an was revealed over 1,400 years ago also successfully struggled for the freedom of the oppressed, especially those oppressed by the burdens of false worship. As we remember the great sacrifices of Dr. King, let us not forget his Jove for all people. As we

dine in restaurants that Dr. King’s generation could at best only dream of eating in; and as we sleep in hotels that Dr. King’s generation could not sleep in because of the racial limitations of Jim Crow, let us not today take these opportunities for granted. It was the sacrifice of Dr. King and other great men and women of his generation that made it possible for us to enjoy freedom today. Another source Dr. King looked toward for advice in his struggle to free his people was the wordofG-d. Dr. KingwasaChristian man; however, there is a Quranic verse that reminds us of the human spirit’s struggle to be free. Allah says, “Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls)." (Chapter 13, Verse 11). Lastly I pray that we do not let Dr. King’s day fall victim to commercialization where the day set aside in remembrance of him and the civil rights struggles become just another holiday for fun and relaxation. We owe more than that to his memory and the memory of millions of people who sacrificed real blood, sweat and tears so that we can realize a greater sense of freedom and pass on to our youth that they too can achieve even more freedom. Wc welcome your questions and comments. Please forward them toAl-Islam in America, c/o Imam Mikal Saahir; Nur-Allah Islamic Center: 2040 E. 46th St. Indianapolis. IN. or via e-mail: nurallah-ic(<i juno.com.

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FORT DIX, N.J. (AP) - Leave it to the Army, a melting pot of many groups, to find a way of bringing diverse faiths together in one place - and do it with military precision. In the sanctuary of the Fort Dix Chapel, soldiers attend a traditional Protestant service at 9 on Sunday mornings. Fifteen minutes after it finishes, another group comes in for a Catholic Mass, and l. r > minutes after the Mass ends, an African American-oriented gospel service gets under wav. Down the hallway, Muslims have afternoon meetings Mondays through Fridays in a room with prayer rugs facing east, and a few feet away Jews hold services in another room on the first and third Friday each month. While Christians, Jews and Muslims seem locked in struggles in other parts of the world, they share the fort’s chapel in harmony, finding peace there while their units prepare for war, the chaplains say. “We try to look at the things we have in common rather than the things that separate us,” said Army Chaplain Craig Pache, 41, a

Methodist who lives in Mount Holly. “I haven't seen any conflict among the faiths. I think there’s a general understanding that the ultra-funda-mentalists use their faith for their own purposes, to justify what they are doing. “As I look at our soldiers, there is no sense of radical fundamentalism - whether it be Muslims, Jews or Christians. They would not join the service if that was an issue.” Five Army chaplains and five chaplain assistants work at the chapel from 7:30 a.m. to a p.m. daily and are on call 24 hours a day to help meet the spiritual needs of the soldiers. An active-duty Jewish chaplain, Rabbi Ira Kronenberg, reported last week, and a Muslim chaplain has not yet been called up. Up to 200 troops attend the Catholic Mass, about 140 go to the gospel service, about 100 attend the Protestant sen ice, 40 participate in the Jewish service, and varying numbers of Muslims go to prayer sendees. Some Muslims attend services . at mosques outside the fort. Chaplain Tom Vann, 55, a Southern Baptist who lives at the fort, said the chaplains tried to “recognize the distinctiveness

and diversity of the different religious faiths. Chaplain Don I.indman, f>9, a Lutheran minister who lives at the fort, said mobilized troops “understand that they may not be able to carry out the full traditions of their faith." Chaplain Raphael Berdugo, a rabbi and Air Force reservist who has been contracted by the fort to lead Jewish serv ices, said soldiers of his faith might be forced to fight on the Sabbath in times of war. To he sure, the problems of most troops seem to be less heavenly and more down-to-earth, the chaplains said. “There are myriad situations, usually involving the family and anxiety over being called up," said Chaplain I.indman, who this year received the Reserve Officers Associatiorrof the United States' national award for his work as a chaplain. “We want them to be spiritually connected to use the power within, whatever their faith is. “Some are concerned about how to deal with children who are upset. We talk with them about setting up a prayer time for the children, with the soldier asking them to pray at a certain time. It makes the children and spouse feel more connected

spiritually." Chaplain Pache said the “counseling load is getting heav ier. We see it because there arc more soldiers on post going through mobilization." But whether the chaplains are serv ing at Fort Dix or on foreign battlefields, their job is bringing faith to the soldiers, Chaplain I.indman said. "We are spiritual beings whether w e want to acknowledge that or not," he said as he walked through the chapel sanctuary, bathed in colored sunlight that came through stained-glass windows commemorating the faith of World War 1 troops. "When they're close to death, soldiers are glad to have their faith group represented. That’s why chaplains are on the front lines.” Chaplain Vann, who preaches at the gospel serv ice, said one of his sermons this month called on the troops to dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ. "I've told them that we don’t know what's coming in 2003," he said. “We don’t know whether we are going to war or not, but Christ said: ‘Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof,’ which means. Trust me one day at a time. Don't worry. "

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