As I listened I could not help but think of Jesus’ words,
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
As one who works with a multiracial church just miles from where Dr. King was killed, I feel every Sunday that I am living out the dream. I am grateful for brave, insightful people who have gone on before so that we ALL can have better lives.
I’m obviously dating myself, but I listened to this speech, for the first time, live, as it was being delivered at the Lincoln Memorial, August, 1963.
As I listened I could not help but think of Jesus’ words,
“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Kathy – Exactly!
David – You’ve got to be kidding me? Tell us more about how you happened to be there!
High rhetoric in the service of what is true and good and noble. I love it.
…and 45 yrs later, an African-American POTUS. It would seem that many in this country had the same dream.
As one who works with a multiracial church just miles from where Dr. King was killed, I feel every Sunday that I am living out the dream. I am grateful for brave, insightful people who have gone on before so that we ALL can have better lives.