Martin Luther King Day

January 21st, 2008

Dear friends,

Today we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a truly great American.

When we consider Dr. King’s life, accomplishments, and who he was, we see the greatness of his heart. Specifically, we see the width of the heart in his work to further tolerance and understanding between whites and African Americans, in his personal magnetism and in the way he could inspire and bring together a group of people. We see the height of the heart in his optimism, his idealism, and his far-reaching vision. We see the forward dimension of the heart in his committed activism, continually moving toward his goal of equal rights. We see the inner dimension in his faith, and in his adoption of the principle of non-violence, one act which demonstrated the strength of his faith.

It really shows the power of the human heart that one man — and the thousands of others who worked with him — could bring so much change in our society.

Puran & Susanna

Entry Filed under: The Heart