How May I Serve?
"How May I Serve?"
Many people are expressing anxiety and a sense of inertia in regard to the presidential election and other world events. I have discovered, as many have, that when I feel powerless in the face of external events that I never lose the power of "response." My default response is How May I serve? In seeking to serve, I am able to not remain stuck but to enlarge my view while making meaningful contributions despite how seemingly small. Like a pebble dropped in a pond, the ripples reach out beyond my sight. When we serve, the Universe serves us.
Reverend Dr. McKever-Floyd is the Founder and C.E.O. of the Dr. Preston L. McKever-Floyd Youth Sports Academy and Foundation, Monrovia, Liberia, established in 2015 and incorporated with the Liberian government in 2017 as a Non-Governmental Organization (NG0). The motto: Creating a New Future One Child at a Time.
In December 2015, Dr. McKever-Floyd retired after thirty-five years as a professor and two years as Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious studies, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. During his tenure he co-founded the Women’s and Gender Studies program. He also held visiting professorships at Washington University, St. Louis. Missouri, and the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Dr. McKever-Floyd holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Virginia State University, 1977, Master of Divinity, Duke University,1979, and the Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) in philosophy from the University of South Carolina, 2009, with the distinction of being the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of South Carolina.
The achievements and successes that he enjoys, Dr. McKever-Floyd attributes to his faith, work ethic, confidence, and love for learning inspired by his parents in his childhood. He believes in the personal worth of each individual and the sacredness of all life and “that to whom much is given, much is required.”
The service will begin at 11am. The service will be available on Facebook Live for those who wish to participate remotely. Go to the ASWUU Facebook page and click the Live link.
We will have our monthly potluck after the service with coffee and conversation. You may bring a dish to share if you would like to do so.
