"I am content to fill a little space if god be glorified." How many people do you know that would gladly "fill a little space"? The beautifully ironic thing about Susanna Wesley was that while she so desired in her humility to simply glorify the Lord, she did not fill a small space. In reality, coinciding with her teachings, she was able to help change the history of the church. Her son John Wesley was the one to found the Free Methodist Church, and changing church history all together. Now get this, Susanna was married at 19 to Samuel Wesley. All together they had 19 children. Yep, you heard right 19. This alone is a feat that I admire. Through time Susana had to endure hardships as 9 of her children died as infants, one even being smothered by her maid accidentally. On top of losing multiple children she also, in dedication, homeschooled each reaming child until they were adults. While she was doing all of this her husband was jailed twice, and even aban...
She experienced immense amounts of pain and heartache while also changing history. She was born a slave in New York State. She had five children, at least three of whom were sold away from her. She was driven by her deep faith and was six feet tall, and a voice well suited for speaking to crowds. She fought for the freedom of slaves and rights for women. She escaped slavery in 1827. She settled, after speaking and traveling in our very own Battle Creek, Michigan! She preached cleanliness and godliness among freedpeople. She even challenged Fredrick Douglass on one occasion and met with president Lincoln on another seeking the relief of the newly freed African Americans. She never let the pain of her severed family, or the harsh words of crowds stop her in pursuing what she believed in. She never even let her gender stop her in a time where being a women was paralyzing to fighting for her passions. Her tenacity and her religious convictions led her to change the face of history, and what led to her being so extraordinary. Can our passions and convictions do the same for us?
Sojourner truth is phenomenal African american woman! she fought for women's rights and im thankful that i am able to do certain everyday actives that some were not able to do in the 1820s . I am a christian and so was she and alot of her values and beliefs are the same as mines! And as i read the blog about sojouner i learn about her connection to michigan wich i never knew about!
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