In a time when great leaders seem few and far between, Dallas has been fortunate to have one in George Mason | Opinion
George Mason, Wilshire Baptist Church's pastor, says, "The way I've been thinking is, we're not of one mind but of one heart. A great city needs great leaders. Leaders who will stand for what is right when it is unpopular. Leaders with the courage to make themselves bridges between people who are divided. Leaders who think, speak and act with humility, kindness and love for all people. Leaders who can guide us to be better today than we were yesterday.
In a time when such leaders seem few and far between, Dallas has been fortunate to have one in George Mason. He has seen the city endure many trials in his three decades of service as senior pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church on Abrams Road. The murder of five police officers on our downtown streets. The killing of an innocent man, Botham Jean, at the hands of an off-duty officer. The fear of the deadly Ebola virus spreading among us.
Then, of course, there are the countless private struggles Mason has shepherded his church members through while standing on the pulpit each Sunday to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a message of forgiveness, honesty and, most of all, the fundamental importance of our love for one another. Mason is retiring as senior pastor, and his ministry will become smaller and more private than it has been. It’s worth reflecting now on what he has given us as a city in the time he has spent in his public role.
The demonstration of real moral courage is no easy thing. It rarely comes in a single moment. Instead, it is a long journey, each step measured and considered. There is almost always a cost — misunderstanding, anger, alienation, the loss of rank, the possibility even of the loss of liberty and life in places less free than ours.
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