Preserved by Purpose – King’s Dream Revisited

This week we celebrated the birthday and federal holiday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.& Considering all that has happened lately regarding threats to justice and equality, in this week’s column, I wanted to revisit his well-known speech from the historic March on Washington in 1963. & Considering Dr. King’s social justice work and the current political environment in the United Stated, perhaps re-reading his words will help us see their transformative truth. Below are selected quotes as well as related scriptures.& & & & “But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So, we have come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and security of justice.”& Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you. – Deuteronomy 16:20 “We have also come to his hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is not time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of...