 Fx, I admire that. Admire the man.
Sometimes we must be singular in focus, but there are times, there are issues, there is work to be done that beckons us to the "larger" ...
To truly want equality, to work toward it, seems to me, one would be pacifist. What otherwise gives one the right to combat, and worse, annihilate any persons or people group, if there is a clear vision of being equal with all people.
We still need Martin Luther King today. And not the cameo appearances of posthumously endorsing folk on the scene today. We need his work. His energy. His largeness.
There is a story in the Bible that when a man most effectual in the work of The Lord did die, that another received his strength and wisdom by wearing his cloak. That may be so. Perhaps Martin Luther King left us all something larger than a cloak to be worn by one. Perhaps he gave us, if we but take it to heart, the fabric of a nation that could blaze trails in peace, liberty and equality.
OhDear
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