Today...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Each year this date comes and goes. A quick blurb on the nightly news. A front page headline and photo opportunity in honor of his name. As quick as this day is here (like many days), it is gone.
No matter what your opinion of MLK Jr. is (think of a modern day Jesse Jackson with a little more clout), this day stands for far more than the image and struggles of one man. It stands for an ideal, a struggle for equality, and a fight for humanity among all races. In fact, when it comes down to it, there is only one race...
The Human Race.
This is a man who put his entire adult life into one cause. He was jailed, spit on, cursed at, denied rights, called derogatory names, sent death threats, and killed for his belief in a "perfect" society. For most of us, that is far more than we will ever accomplish in our own lifetime.
God says in the Bible, that we are one in Him. No matter what race, gender, status, etc. When will we ever wise up and realize that? When will we look past our own prejudices and love one another the way God intended us to love?
Thank you Dr. King for the idea that still lives on in each of us...
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