Another gem from MLK
"I would rather be a man of conviction than a man of conformity. Ocasionally in life one develops a convition so precious and meaningful that he will stand on it to the end." (The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. p.331)
What are some of my convictions? What things in life do I just go along with because they seem to be the norm?
Isn't it sad how quickly the moral values of society have gone downhill? What was unacceptable ten years ago is now considered to be ok? How does this happen?
Maybe it is because we are unwilling to stand up for what is right and go against the grain. Maybe it is because we lack strong convictions to stand for what is right.
MLK died for what he was convinced was wrong. He also stood for nonviolence to change the course of history.
As Christians do we not have the mandate/obligation to stand up for truth and what is right? Or maybe we should just conform to those who approve of things that are contrary to scripture. I don't think so!!!
What are some of my convictions? What things in life do I just go along with because they seem to be the norm?
Isn't it sad how quickly the moral values of society have gone downhill? What was unacceptable ten years ago is now considered to be ok? How does this happen?
Maybe it is because we are unwilling to stand up for what is right and go against the grain. Maybe it is because we lack strong convictions to stand for what is right.
MLK died for what he was convinced was wrong. He also stood for nonviolence to change the course of history.
As Christians do we not have the mandate/obligation to stand up for truth and what is right? Or maybe we should just conform to those who approve of things that are contrary to scripture. I don't think so!!!
posted by s.d.w. at 4:46 PM
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Scott Wood. Miss ya Sir. I miss your thought-provoking questions!
Trying to work out a trip to Freddy Beach. . . .we'll see what happens!
Scott: Thought provoking about MLK.Did you read the recent TIME magazine article about him? Some interesting insights there. While I always admired his courage and his ability to draw from the earlier preachers of non-violence such as Ghandi I do wonder how he reconciled his faith with his personal life. It is unfortunate that his family is now at odds with each other over his legacy. Coretta King has done a magnificent job in protecting it and it is depressing that her children are divided over what to do next.
We sometimes forget that there were many others at that time who also made a stand for racial equality.
Marian Anderson, Jackie Robinson and MLK all had their influence in different areas of the civil rights movement but I sometimes wonder how things would have worked out for them if Eleanor Roosevelt hadn't offered the Lincoln Memorial, Branch Rickey hadn't hired Jackie Robinson and most of all, Rosa Parks (whom I consider the first hero of the civil rights movement) hadn't said she wasn't going to move. These are the people...the rocks,if you will, that the "giants" were priviledged to have to stand on as they moved into history.
Coming from the most segregated state in the Union (NJ)I can assure you that MLK's Dream and the dreams of countless others have a long way to go. I sometimes think that it was a bad idea to have MLK Day because it gives us something one day a year to put our focus on and sadly, allows us to forget the message the rest of the time.
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