For Immediate Release

July 2015

Monday July 20th, 2015

Rev. Dr. Clarence Norman, Sr. - Celebration of
Triumph and Words of Comfort from New York State
Assemblyman Walter T. Mosley
As it was in the beginning, it is easy for us today to forget that God has a personal interest in each
one of us. We may feel insignificant or out of control when we look at world events. But knowing
that God is ultimately in control, that he cares, and that he is willing to be known by us can bring
a new sense of purpose to our lives. How do we measure our worth? Are we valuable because of
our achievements and potential, or because God, our creator and designer, declares us valuable?
As Ezekiel fearlessly preached the word of God to the exiled Jews of old in Babylonia, an effort
to make them hear the timeless truth of Gods love and power; let us now not forget how this son
of God in Rev. Norman had, through his teachings, made us think about our responsibility to trust
God, and about the inevitability of Gods judgment against rebellion and indifference.
And like unto the teachings through Ezekiel who like in Reverend Norman gave us all too
often a vivid picture of the unchangeable holiness of God. And in accepting his teachings the
spirit of this man through his sermons and relentless guidance gave us all a vision of the glory
of God, a fresh sense of his greatness, as we face the struggles of this day and daily life as a
whole.
In his eulogy of Samuel DeWitt Proctor, Gardner Taylor so noted that something vast and noble
has passed from among us. It is like a mighty oak has fallen, leaving an empty and gaping space
against the sky where it stood.
I know we many feel that something is missing or seem empty over these past several days, but as
it is so stated in the first book of Corinthians 15th chapter: The sting of death is sin, and the
power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ. Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable always abounding in the work of the
Lord, knowing that in the Lord that his labor was not in vain.
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