One day before he was shot, Martin Luther King told the people of Memphis that "there was a certain kind of fire no water could put out." On the holiday that bears his name, I want to celebrate that "fire." That burning idea that the world can be better; that we can make it better.
It is not uncommon to hear people say how ugly the world is getting; how each day we, as a whole, move further away from God- further away from what is good and right.
And some days I am tempted to agree.
But not today.
Not when you really look at where we've come from.
I am raising my kids in a better world than my parents raised me in. And, more importantly, I believe that my grandkids can grow up in a world better still.
Happy Martin Luther King Day.
Here's to a better world.
5 comments:
hear - hear!
I love the thought of your grandchildren, and the knowledge that hope and work can and will make the world better.
Love that you brought up the fire...Love the way you write.
Great post! Martin Luther King Jr. is a hero and his work has changed our world. What a man.
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