The Good Dr. Martin Luther King said in his famous speech in Washington D.C., "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
How Biblically TRUE is that statement. Sometimes we all forget that Dr. King was a well trained Theologian. Dr. King received his Ph D in Systematic Theology from Boston University (a top University to study theology I might add) in 1955. Before he became an activist or a civil right leader he was first and always a pastor and a student of the Word of Christ Jesus.
Because of his biblical and theological studies, Dr. King already knew that his message is Christ's meesage the content of one's character or heart was out weighs the gender or the color of ones skin when it came to looking at a person’s value. This example is all over the four Gospels in the Bible. Jesus saw value in the people who society determined has 'sinners' or 'unworthy' for the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus restored to them their humanity and their place in the Kingdom that He was bringing forth. And on the other hand Jesus call out the people who consider themselves worthy of the kingdom. He referred to them as 'snakes' because of their lust for wealth and their hunger for power. Jesus offers ever man and woman a place is His Kingdom and Dr. King knew this message and saw and lived that injustice that was happening and saw that this message of Jesus and humanity needed to be proclaimed again.
So lets remember that Dr. King was echoing Christ when he spoke of the words "I have a Dream" because Dr. King was one in heart and mind with Christ Jesus. He understood that first; we are all under the cross of Christ no matter the color of one’s skin. Dr. King viewed that all humanity is one race and one tribe with many unique parts and colors. Once we see how priceless the value of a human life is then maybe the world will change.
I have a DREAM that all will come to see how beautiful we all are
I have a DREAM that we will never forget the legacy of a one man’s stand for humanity
I have a DREAM that humanity will embrace its unique differences and see its value as PRICELESS!
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3 comments:
sweet post, mitch.
i always like constructive crit on my writing, so assuming that all people are exactly like me i would like to give you some- though it's a stretch to find anything.
perhaps, as brief as it is, the post can still be compressed down in size (internet writing of course needs to be brief) i would encourage more word pictures and stories and examples to illustrate your point in a very specific way. that's just my style- coming from a guy who wants to have a 'communicator' as one of his strengths. Great idea though- "it was Christ's idea that men are valued by the content of their character." Amen brother. good to see you tonight.
Mitch,
I think something you have cornered here is the central and prevailing context in Christ's message:
The restoration of dignity in the human person.
Dr. King related this by expressing his desire for people to be seen for who they are rather than what they look like.
This was such a huge thing to say during that time in history!
Black people are full of dignity!
Such a statement may seem odd to make, but during the civil rights movement many people doubted the validity of such an idea and, unfortunately, today there are still people who doubt it.
The significance, however, is not that black people have diginity but, rather, that all people are full of worth and dignity because God grealty values ALL of us.
Such a great reminder!
I'm thankful for the truth of your worth and my worth and the worth of all people found in the vastness of God's value of us.
Great post Mitch!
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I forgot!
You wanted some feedback on the look/feel of your blog:
I'm not too excited about the vibrant green color.
I would, personally, go for something for neutral and easy on the eyes. Earth tones I always enjoy.
Honestly, though, you want to get Todd's feedback on the overall layout. He is the master!
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