I had my quiet time today and it talked about the “but” of life and it just brought back the sad news of what I heard last night- Chadwick Boseman passed away at 43 from Colon Cancer.

In the quiet time I had, it was from 2 Kings 5:1-14 about Naaman who had leprosy and still served as a captain of the hosts of Syria. They captured a girl from Isreal and despite her servitude talked about the prophet in Isreal and how he can heal her master Naaman.

Read the chapter and see what it says…

Few things:

Naaman was a leper but also a captain of the hosts of a strong army
The servant girl was captured and away from family and country but she still shared hope and for the rest of history, she is the one who introduces hope and faith to Naaman and his household.

These two people had situations of life or if you want to call life’s many ‘buts” however, they did not let it stop them from fulfilling a purpose and I might add, God helped them- Naaman did not have to listen to the words of the servant girl nor did he have to stay active in the army.

Today:

It was heartbreaking to hear and read that Chadwick Boseman passed away and was only 43. I had never met him but had been really excited about some of his work that I had seen. I watched 42, a biographic sports film about Jackie Robinson and I went away with hate is not born but learned… After that movie, I watched the last 4 movies of the Marvel Universe where Chadwick was a part of.

In his role as T’Challa; I think it brought him international fame and I might add it made me proud to be African American and wish that Wakanda was my village…

The news said he died from colon cancer - and he had been fighting for 4 years. Despite his diagnosis, he did not stop, he acted and he appeared in shows and worked on projects. He did not let his diagnosis or this “but cancer” destroy his purpose, his vision, and his dream”. He still worked…

That should inspire us, no matter what situation we are, we should keep pushing, and another; treat people kindly, you do not know what people are going through!

In his pain, he showed strength and I respect that he kept his private battle, private! Now, I almost wish we knew so that we prayed for him…

To me, he is the real-life superhero and I read a quote and it hit home about his life:

“It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it”- Martin Luther King

I respect him! He will not be forgotten! Praying for his fans and his family at this time.

Rest in Peace and Power Chadwick!

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