Keeping the Dream Alive
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a beloved, moral and spiritual leader for millions of people in the 1960’s with a legacy that lives on today. During the week we celebrate his life, we will see numerous speeches he gave with none more memorable than his “I have a dream…” speech that he delivered in 1963. One of his lesser-known quotes was “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others”? If he were alive today, I wonder what Dr. King would think of the way we treat others ?
We live in a society where charities give billions of dollars and people give countless time and energy to those less fortunate than themselves but it never seems like enough. Millions of people are still starving, poor, homeless and hopeless and the charities are still somehow short on help and funds. I don’t think Dr. King’s words were meant to spur his fellow man on to donate more money. The huge bureaucracies that charities today have become make many think that nearly 50% of the money donated never gets to those people who truly need it. His words were more literal and I wonder why more people don’t follow the true meaning?
With the nation’s morality seemingly at an all-time low, we could use more religious leaders like Dr. King to espouse the Christian virtues and beliefs that our country was founded on. I am overly blessed and truly proud to belong to a church where the people who attend not only put their money where their mouths are but encourage the members to “walk the walk” to help their fellow man in their time of need…… which brings me to another MLK quote:
“The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict.”
So again, what are you doing for others?
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