Greetings friends. Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of our countries greatest modern day prophet; Dr. King. As you may remember he was killed 1 year to the day after coming out against the Vietnam War while speaking at Riverside Church in New York. In that speech he connected the dots and confronted what he called the giant triplets of evil; materialism, racism and militarism and said; “Some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. We must speak with all the humility that is appropriate to our limited vision, but we must speak”. Theologian Ched Meyers states that he believes King’s speech that day represents the most significant public oration in U.S. history. Dr. King challenges all of us to take back the world from those “who possess power without compassion, might without morality and strength without sight.” I hope you will join us tonight here at Calvary at 7PM as we gather to remember the silencing of this prophet. Dr. Harry Boyte; former Field Secretary for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Charles McDew; former Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, both significant leaders in the Civil Rights Movement will be with us. I know that some of you receiving this can’t join us tonight. But I hope all of us tomorrow can pause and reflect on the words found carved into a memorial stone beneath the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. On it read these words; “They said one to another, behold, here cometh the dreamer. Let us slay him…and we shall see what will become of his dream” (From Genesis 37) What will become?? Hope to spend some meaningful time together for I am but one on the journey with you….
Pastor Jeff
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