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Photos by Timothy Ramsey Joniece Pledger shows off the award she accepted on her mother's behalf on Pm/Z/iu f/in f People in the audience eagerly await the start of the Kwanzaa event at Emmanuel Baptist Church on Friday, Jan 1. ? ' f j wri ? jt ? Imani from page B5 the scenes. Members of the church performed as the characters of the play dur ing a reading of the play's excerpts. According to Piggott Long, she wrote the play for the church's MAAFA celebration,, which she explained is an epic voyage tracing the history of the African holocaust, which she said is the darkest human tragedy as African Americans. She said this is a way to experience and connect with African American ancestors \yho were aboard the slave ships. Even though present African-Americans were not there, at times "we still feel enslaved," she said. Mildred Peppers is a deacon at Emmanuel Baptist and was the "Sunday School Lesson" columnist for The Chronicle from 1999 until late last year. Peppers' absence was because she endured a cancer treatment procedure earlier ? in the week and was not feeling up to attending. Pledger stated that her mother was really thankful to receive this acknowledgement and was appreciative to every one. Patricia Sadler, mem ber of Emmanuel Baptist stated, "On the occasion of Imani, which is faith, we wanted to recognize some one who personifies faith in their daily life. Deacon Peppers has been an active member of church, as well as throughout the commu nity, and having been an educator, she has influ enced many young people so she is so very deserving of this recognition." Lesson from page B5 solid love to be a hallmark of a mari tal relationship." (David C Cook, Bible Lessons Commentary, 2015 16). King Solomon has fallen in love with a "black woman" who is not royal or high born but a country girl. She is brought to the palace to become wife to Solomon. Leading up to the actual scene of the lesson there is in the poem a cluster of five meet ings of the lovers; courtship, their wedding, the consummation of their love in marriage, and later occasions in which they renew their love. The poem also contains three sources of speeches: the bride, her attendants (daughters of Jerusalem) and the groom. Some of the previous scenes of love from chapters 1 through 4 occurred before marriage and were blissful and joyous anxiety, and pride after the wedding. After the wedding procession, their personal frailties are revealed in a dream about her feelings of guilt and inadequacy. It's after the dream that Solomoti offers her a trib ute. Solomon compares her beauty to that of the most renowned cities. He says she is breathtaking, her allure is awe-inspiring. He is captivated by her eyes and has to turn from them. Her hair is graceful and shimmering with flowing movements. She has perfect teeth (none missing). She has crimson cheeks that shone through her veil. All of these comparisons were made to objects of great physical beauty, imagery and qualities. As if that is not enough, Solomon compares this black beauty to all of his then 60 queens and 80 concubines and all the women of the royal court, counting her beauty, intelligence and stamina above them all. To show that this is not just the opinion of a love-stricken husband, her friends the daughters of Jerusalem claimed her majestic as the morning "dawn," luminous as the "moon," radiant as the "sun," and glorious as the "stars." It's clear that Solomon was drawn to her entire per sonality as well as to her beauty. If we read further, we see that their understanding of love matured and their affection would endure beyond the flames of passion. Life's Application: As long as we obey God's basic ethical guide lines, we can enjoy love as much as we want. God's love for us provides a model that should make Christians the best example of affection and compassion. It pleases God to bless us with the gift of love. Solomon was not hesitant in declaring his love and complimenting the beauty. He was very aware of her attributes ... we can take a page from his book and point out the positive things about our spouses and see the flaws diminish in our estimation. There is beauty in all of God's creatures - we just have to look to see it. NEW PATIENTS Oar aflkr pmidM ihc following imim ? Ciunwis ? Widitning ? Fillings ? Cmowns b Budges ? Boor Canals ? Pamtxal b Contutl Oomaui ? Dumal Implants ? invisalign (336) 744-1300 www.sJuUersmilc9.cam 1-fiS ofceta's Restaurant 102 West 3rd Street, Saite Lp5 Wiastoa-Salem, NC 27101 PImm: (330) 750-0811 Open Moh-Fri. 11-3 Sunday 12-4 Fr;? v,T;- ? Z| ,-,.v. =.v;. :: ?- .? 9 STEPHEN A. SMITH Raising Dollars for Scholars 1.16.16 SUPPORTING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR MEN'S SPORTS QotltCore^t ^ A CLASSY HAT AFFAIR 1.23.16 SUPPORTING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR WOMEN'S SPORTS LATASHA CLARK BASKETBALL^^I ALUMNI ^^?1 WEEKEND JAN. 15-16, 2016^^? REGISTER AT WWW.WSSURAMS.COM yl MEET THE RAMS SPRING EDITION Thursday, Jan. 28 . 7-8:30 p.m ? K.R. Vyilliams ?bbbsbihii^H
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