“When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that there is a creative force in this universe, working to pull down the gigantic mountains of evil, a power that is able to make a way out of no way and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows.” “Even in the inevitable moments when all seems hopeless, men know that without hope they cannot really live, and in agonizing desperation they cry for the bread of hope.” “The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” Martin Luther King, Jr. “Segregation is a blatant denial of the unity which we all have in Christ Jesus.” Let him know that you are merely seeking justice for him as well as yourself.” “In your struggle for justice, let your oppressor know that you are not attempting to defeat or humiliate him, or even to pay him back for injustices that he has heaped upon you. A nation or a civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on an installment plan.” Martin Luther King, Jr. The shape of the world today does not permit us the luxury of soft-mindedness. “There is little hope for us until we become tough-minded enough to break loose from the shackles of prejudice, half-truths, and downright ignorance. Not merely for the vitriolic words and the violent actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence and indifference of the good people who sit around and say, “Wait on time.” “It may well be that we will have to repent in this generation. “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” The end of life is to do the will of God, come what may.” Martin Luther King, Jr. The end of life is not to achieve pleasure and avoid pain. “I still believe that standing up for the truth of God is the greatest thing in the world. As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love.” Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter. “Always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weapons. and B.C., so that even the life of Caesar must be dated by his name.” “Evil may so shape events that Caesar will occupy a palace and Christ a cross, but one day that same Christ will rise up and split history into A.D. “I have decided to stick to love…Hate is too great a burden to bear.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Hatred darkens life love illuminates it.” Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. King, here are 15 of his inspiring quotes taken from A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings And Speeches Of Martin Luther King, Jr. We honor the legacy of this powerful speaker, writer and leader of the civil rights movement - a man for whom the love of Jesus Christ was a source of continual inspiration. was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel in Memphis, TN. Teach me, by Your loving Holy Spirit, compassion and true unity.Editor's note: On April 4, 1968, Dr. You have made us all so different, Father. In a world needing Your love, let me not judge those who love You too. How can you love someone who’s unlovable? Read Billy Graham’s answer. In the spirit of true humility, compassion, consideration, and unselfishness, we are to approach our problems, our work, and even our differences. Many Scripture passages could be called to witness that love is the real key to Christian unity. So often we want everyone to be the same-to think and speak and believe as we do. God, who wills man’s unity in Christ, is a God of variety. His motive for praying was that the world might believe and the world might know. What is the great overwhelming evidence that we have passed from death unto life? It is love! Jesus Christ clearly was speaking of visible unity, such as can be seen by the world. As I study the subject of “separation” in the Old and New Testaments, I discover that the weight of Scripture lies in the direction of fellowship rather than separation.
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