Today we’re celebrating a holiday commemorating all that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave to advance the civil rights movement in America. I took advantage of this moment to tour the civil rights museum in Memphis Tennessee for the first time and was moved by the articles, pictures, and mementos that they have on display as a testament to the challenges that African Americans have had to face trying to live out the hope of freedom and equality. As I looked at the pictures of people who were willing to be kicked, lynched, spat upon and tormented without cause for the sake of freedom I was inspired to consider the ways in which I can impact my generation and the generations to come.
I believe that there are injustices and poverty still being experienced on a daily basis by many around the world. The sinfulness of humanity would not allow injustice to be limited solely to racism but this includes the homeless, sick, poor and destitute. I wonder what can be done to assist them and who will be willing to stand up for those causes as well? I realize that the amount of hardship that exists in the world today may cause one to question, “What can I do to stop the cycle? I’m just one person…what can I do to generate real and lasting change?” To that I would say, “You and I cannot do it all, but we can certainly do something.”
As you enjoy the freedom to eat where you would like to eat and live how you would like to live I encourage you to reach out to help others to do the same. You may not be able to help raise every homeless person to a self sufficient state of living but you can certainly do something. You may not be able to help every child achieve their dreams but surely you can do something. You may not be able to turn everything around in a day but today I pray that you would be willing to do something because James 2:17 informs us that “faith without works is dead…” You say that you believe your church can be better, community can be better, marriage can be better, city can be better or nation can be better? GREAT! Now do something.
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