Emphasis Preaching Journal

There's a story out of South Africa, from the last days of apartheid, about standing straight and tall in the Spirit. Lindiwe Macozoma is a Christian. Like many black women of that country, she worked as a domestic in the homes of white South Africans. On her first day of work at a new job, her employer took her into the kitchen and gave her a little tour. She showed her the dishes and fine china for the family, and then she opened a cupboard way down below the sink and showed Lindiwe a set of old dishes, chipped and scratched from years of use.