At the funeral for Brother Venton Earl Baker on Friday, Brother Singh reminded us of the importance of withholding judgment. Jesus said, “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven” (Luke 6:37). Brother Venton was a good man and a faithful brother who later faced a series of difficulties. Drawing on Lamentations 3, Brother Singh reflected with the words of the Prophet Jeremiah, reminding us that God’s will for our lives often differs from our own expectations. Jeremiah wrote, “I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.” (Lamentations 3:1-3).
