No.
No. Generally one of the first words we use as children – mostly because parents say it so often to us. Makes you wonder how often God had to say it to us when the world was new. People tend to generally understand that when God says no, or not right now, it’s because He has a greater plan for us, or it’s not something that would be good for us in the long run, or perhaps it’s as simple as – God’s time is not our time. So the question then becomes, how do you know when it’s God saying no, or the “Church” saying no – and is there a difference for the average parishioner? Today’s commemorations at morning prayer were about Anna Julia Haywood Cooper and Elizabeth Evelyn Wright , two educators (eventually) associated with the Episcopal Church. Interestingly, Cooper was the fourth black woman to ever achieve the degree of doctorate in the United States, although she had to get it at the Sorbonne in France. She believed that you s...