I Heard What You Said; But I Saw What You Did
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Anthony and his friends immediately liked Sister Pembroke when she joined New Beginnings, because she kept candy in her purse, not to mention she smelled nice. She never wore the beanie, and she switched when she walked. Yea, the boys really liked her. And judging by some of the looks she got, a lot of the men liked her as well.
As she made her way to the front of the church, the minister that evening started to focus on her.
“Come up here sister; come on. This is your night. Do you believe this is your night?” he said.
“Yes I do.” she replied.
“I am feeling led of the spirit to help you with something troubling you. It seems like you have a lot of Hell going on in your life.” He must have been right because she started crying heavily.
“Yes, Yes, Yes.”
“And the spirit is telling me you are tired. You are getting weary. You want this Hell gone out of your life.”
“Yes! Oh yes I do!”
“Do you believe this is your night? Do you believe this is your night?”
“Oh yes! Hallelujah! Yes I believe!”
Than all of a sudden, the minister took his hand and slapped Sister Pembroke across her forehead! She went to the floor like she had been shot. Eyes closed, passed out on the floor, right there in front of the whole church. This terrified Anthony more than anyone knew. You see, just before she walked to the altar, he was thinking about going up there. He realized if the minister saw Hell in Sister Pembroke, he surely would see twice as much Hell in him. And from all indications, the spirit must have been pretty upset with her, because it led the preacher to not just pray for Sister Pembroke, but to literally knock the Hell out of her.
Anthony would remember this for years to come and make sure he had most of his Hell out before going to the altar. Yeah, Anthony decided the spirit could be very unpredictable.
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I Heard What You Said; But I Saw What You Did. is a coming of age story in the life of a young man growing up in the walls of both the church and the 60’s. For Anthony Johnson, the age was twelve. The year was 1968 in the northeast region of North America. The place was Jersey City, New Jersey. This year would always loom in his memory as his season of change, his epoch of inquisition, the first time in his life he recalls being able to separate the literal from the figurative. He would experience the impact of life and death, joy and pain, friendship gained and friendship lost.
It would be limiting to say that this city, in this time, shaped Anthony’s evolution. The greater influence was that Anthony was a child of the cloth, the son of a dynamic Pentecostal evangelist. He grew up under the watchful eye and scrutiny of church folk.
He heard, saw, and experienced things that were, at the very least, life changing. His future belief system and social conditioning could be traced back to his relationship with organized religion. Traced to the church, as in the body of Christ, and the church, as in the edifice for worship. This milieu was his sanctuary and playground, his lead zeppelin and 500-pound gorilla.
This was the place and the time when he realized there was a
difference in what people said and what they did.
About the Author
Stephen D Kee is the author of’ “I Heard What You Said; But I Saw What You Did”. He is a gifted actor, musician, poet, and motivational speaker. Stephen Kee is a writer of fiction and nonfiction born in Jersey City, New Jersey, and now living in Atlanta, Georgia. He spent many years in the music and entertainment industry. He has worked and shared stages with music and entertainment notables such as Ramsey Lewis, Nell Carter, Kim Waters, Edwin Hawkins, and many others. After years in the entertainment industry, he went on to conduct empowerment seminars for many civic and social organizations such as The National Society of Black Engineers, NAACP, The Urban League, and corporations such as AT&T, Bellsouth, Georgia Power, and Weyerhaeuser. He also co-hosted a weekly Radio Show in Atlanta on WYZE called "Financial Fridays".
Steve is knowledgeable and passionate about the subjects he speaks on from having lived inside of his experiences. Whether you are talking about life as the son of a Pentecostal Bishop or financial management, he has lived the experiences.
In each season, he has been able to not only talk through, but apply, the lessons of his life’s experiences.
Stephen Kee is dedicated to helping individuals to supplant the expectations of others, with expectation of their own. Mr. Kee is happily married and lives with his wife and son in Georgia.