WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
By Former NYC Councilman
Rev. Ruben Diaz
You should know that in a room filled, to capacity, with Hispanic Ministers and in front of more than 15 Television cameras and reporters, the former Governor Andrew Cuomo, delivered one of his most fiery speeches.
You may know that Gov. Cuomo met with the Hispanic Clergy, making it his second public appearance after he resigned last year from the Governorship of the State of New York. The former Governor appeared before the members of The New York Hispanic Clergy Organization Inc., in the Conference Room of the Christian Community Neighborhood Church located at 1437 Longfellow Avenue in the Bronx, New York.
In his message former Governor Cuomo launched his missiles against Governor Kathy Hochul and the Leadership of the Democratic Party of the State of New York, pointing out their cowardly weakness and disinterest in doing what is necessary to solve the increase in Crime that has plagued the City of New York.
The former Governor, by meeting with the Hispanic Clergy, showed the elected leaders of this State setting an example of what true leadership is. His visit and his fiery speech addressed the Left Wing of the Democratic Party and the “Cancel Culture” idealogues, that despite our ideological, political, and religious differences we can and must meet to work together for the betterment and the overall good of our entire society. Governor Cuomo spoke the truth when he said that we (our society, whether people of faith or not) must “Cancel the Cancel Culture”. He also said that the “Cancel Culture Movement” is very dangerous to a free society.
Many people attribute Governor Cuomo’s visit to the Bronx, to meet with the Hispanic Ministers, not as a courtesy or profound kind gesture, but as a political stunt given that we have great ideological perspectives. However, as a pastor and preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ we must acknowledge the exemplary work he did for the people of the Bronx and Puerto Rico. We appreciate his taking the time to visit with us.
As Christians we believe that "God works in mysterious ways". He (God) allows us to go through adversity. In life we find ourselves confronted with difficult situations, Persecutions, Publicly Criticized, and Socially Ostracized. Then, that same God that passed us through difficult times, and allowed us to fall, raises us and restores us, giving us new life, with a clear vision and with lessons learned. Then ironically those that were once the persecutors become the persecuted.
The perfect example for this is found in the Holy Scriptures. Saul of Tarsus was a highly educated man, a zealot for the Law of God. Saul was a man filled with wisdom, most respected by all, and powerful in position. He took great pride in his persecution of Christians until the Lord himself put him through adversity. In the process he is transformed. He has a new vision. Saul becomes the Great Apostle Paul. He is known as the Apostle for the Gentiles, he authored most of the New Testament writings, and the Epistles. Now with his new profound vision he is no longer the persecutor, but the persecuted. He is despised, rejected by his friends, and colleagues, and viewed as a pariah in society. But he did what was right and just.
I also take all the negativity that Gov. Cuomo’s visit may have brought some people, especially those in the press, and I look at it through a spiritual lens because I believe that God is always in Control.
Therefore, I end this with Don Quixote’s Profound words when he said to Sancho “Leave it to God Sancho…. for all will be well, and perhaps better than you think; no leaf on the tree stirs but by God’s will.” Therefore, to God be all the Glory and all the honor!!!!
I Am Rev. Ruben Diaz, and this is What You Should Know.
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