Happy Martin Luther King Day

I have to admit, I've never really celebrated Martin Luther King Day before.  But this year I'm thoughtful about the noble man who laid down his life for the rights and freedoms of all men, not just those with white skin.  If you haven't ever watched it, his I Have a Dream speech is wonderful.  Inspiring.  Prophetic.



His final speech (much shorter!) is even more unbelievable considering the fact that he was assassinated the next day.



And I absolutely LOVED this post from a blog I follow, Filled With Praise.  It brought tears to my eyes!

Cade (the older brother): "Mom, did you know today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday?  Mom, did you know during his time, they had separate water fountains for people with brown skin?  Did you know that people with brown skin were not able to sit at the same table in a restaurant with people that had white skin?  Mom, if I were alive during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s time, I would have worked with him to help him to change the rules.  Because that would have meant that Elijah couldn't have eaten with us at a restaurant or go to the same bathroom as me.  Mom, that is just wrong.  I would have never let anyone treat my brother that way."  

Isn't it amazing how the whole world changes when you look at it through your brother's eyes?

Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.!

I have a dream today!   ...one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.  I have a dream today!  I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."

{An excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech.}