Every January, we honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Rightly so. What a legacy! I have a plaque that has this quote from him: “The time is always right to do what is right.” But I think what is often overlooked is Dr. King was a Baptist minister who had a love for the Bible, and he was clearly impacted by its message.
For example, many quote from Dr. King’s famous 1963 speech “I
have a dream”; and his vision was for a day when his children “will live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the
content of their character.” Powerful
words, to be sure. Interestingly, soon
after those words, he stated:
“I have dream today that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.” This is a direct citation from the book of Isaiah chapter 40, verses 4 and 5. And Dr. King continued, “This is our hope. This is the faith I go back to the South with. With this faith, we will be able to hew out the mountain of despair a stone of hope.”
(https://www.npr.org/2010/01/18/122701268/i-have-a-dream-speech-in-its-entirety
It was fun looking online at some of the wise words from
this man. I could write a whole blog on
just his quotes. For instance, he once
remarked, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort
and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” I love this one: “Faith is taking the first
step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
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