MLK Day
Is the celebration about the man or the message that the man delivered? Who should ultimately get the credit for the work that Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. did? His title should give you a hint. God deserves the glory.
Are there any sore toes after those few sentences?
Update: Riehl World View says, “Were King alive today, I suspect he’d be more like Bill Cosby than Jesse Jackson.” I don’t believe he would be much like either of them, but I certainly agree he would likely be farther from Jesse Jackson rather than closer to him. The AP story that Riehl World View refers to titled Family Feud, New Book Threaten King Legacy shows some good examples of where credit is not always given where credit is due in the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. The following was quoted int eh AP story:
The Rev. Joseph Lowery, one of the SCLC’s co-founders, argues that it is that organization that has carried on King’s work.
“His organization is the chief proponent of his message and his work,” Lowery said. “You can’t reduce his legacy to brick and mortar.”
Neither can it be controlled or sold, Lowery added. King’s life, spirit and teachings, “all of these things belong to the people and the ages,” he said.
Well Rev. Lowery, I think these things belong to God. The people are reaping the benefit of what King did for God’s kingdom. There was one other quote that struck me as truth in the same AP story where U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga) was quoted as saying, “He was not a saint, he was just another human being.” when referring to King in an interview.