Religion can be represented by a community of believers, buildings, symbols, individual actions and more. The above photo, taken in May of 2023, shows a single cross placed on a wooden marker, almost as if the spot is sacred; possibly someone died there. Perhaps they did. The above photo is of the lot on Chapman Street, specifically 507 South Chapman, the home where Jack True, Sr. and his family lived. They decorated every holiday for all of the Greensboro community to enjoy. Mr. True  died in 2003 at the age of 71 (see the house here).

Fast forward to today and you will see two structures, which, are either duplexes or quadplexes. on the lot. (We need to get by for a then and now shot of what has been built on this lot). Jack died in ’03,  and twenty years later, the house was razed. However, someone remembered Mr. True, the Santa of Chapman Street, and his love of God and community enough to mark the spot with a cross. Anonymous acts that are done in love are in the true spirit of religion. Let all of us, in Greensboro and beyond, regardless of religion or beliefs pause for a moment of silent reflection and think about why and for whom we are thankful.  

Happy Sunday!