I mentioned to one of my mentees that growing up, I think every house in our neighborhood had the following decorative items: a giant family Bible with flowers in the pages and a record of who was born when written in it; a big wooden fork and spoon on a wall in the kitchen; paneling in the basement and near the front door was a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was always the same photo of Dr. King: a side profile with him in a dark suit with a white shirt and dark tie. Although I’m sure someone had another photo framed and displayed, in my neighborhood, everyone had that 1 photo.
As the MLK holiday approaches, I not only think about his work and sacrifice but what we can do to continue carrying the torch of justice and freedom. Justice, for me, includes voting rights (including the reinstatement of voting rights for those who have paid their debt to society), access to quality health care, receipt of a living wage and combating racial profiling. What does justice have to do with faith? The One who created us all, created us with worth (Romans 12:10), charges us to pay people fairly and timely (Deuteronomy 24:14 – 15) and requires us to welcome “stranger” (Leviticus 19: 34). What about you? How are you carrying the torch? Blessings,
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May 2019
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