January 6, 2021 was a sad day. On this day, my dear Mother would have celebrated her 84th birthday. Since her 2018 transition, I’ve been relegated to fond memories and finding ways to honor her legacy. In the midst of me evaluating how best to remember my Mother, I turned on the television to witness Americans scaling the U.S. Capitol building, a Jesus 2020 banner sprawled across the Capitol lawn and a hangman’s noose swaying on the west side of the Capitol.
I still do not know what my fellow Americans were thinking. I still do not understand what America they represent or what Christianity they were referring to with the Jesus 2020 sign. But their actions and displays were totally inconsistent with the America and Jesus my Mother knew and honored. How dare they denigrate my Mother’s day!
