today I march

If I was to aspire to follow after another human besides Jesus Christ it would MLK Jr. He’s a man that inspired a generation to rise up, to seek justice, to seek equality, to seek hope. On this day we cannot walk alone, we shall march ahead, and we cannot turn back1.

Tomorrow, an African American will be sworn into office as the President of the United States. There is no doubt that there have been great movements in equality since 1968, since 1900, since 1619. But there is no doubt that the dreams King hoped for us are not achieved yet. There is no doubt that the way of life that Jesus calls us to seek, and the people we are called to be, have not come into existence yet.

As a war wanders from Iraq into Afghanistan, I can’t help but think about the urban war that is going on in America: the inequality in education, housing, health care, and jobs. On these cold days the homeless seek warmth that the world is unable to give them. In Africa and other parts of the world diseases that are easily treatable cripple towns. We live in a land that does not seek a ‘beautiful symphony of brotherhood2.’ No, we live in a land of American dreams. But, the inequality of this dream is not Jesus’ dream, not King’s dream, and it is certainly not my dream. Nor do I think it is your dream. Today – march the march of freedom, march the march of equality, march the march of justice.

Be inspired today….


Be inspired tomorrow…