In Memory of a Hero
Another year, another excuse to play. For many that's all the third Monday of January represents. A day off. A break from everyday. An opportunity to sleep late, skip school without punishment, run errands, shop, whatever. But this day is much more than that. It reminds us each year of a modern prophet, a proclaimer of truth, whose anointing changed the world. For today the nation pauses to acknowledge the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through whom the courage of conviction, tenacity of spirit, and supreme sacrifice of life itself, offered these United States of America the option of an alternative reality. One where people would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Where little black boys and little white girls could play side-by-side without fear of reprisals. Hardly perfect, Dr. King nonetheless modeled a kind of selfless determination that empowered a generation of Americans to stare down the injustices of Jim Crow racism and fight to overturn legalized oppression. Thanks, Dr. King, for the gift of your life. This year, I pray that the nation joins me in remembering a hero whose legacy in death continues to bring forth life.
posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 1/17/2005 12:00:00 AM
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