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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

MLK

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Fifty-seven years ago today, Dr. Martin L. King Jr.'s home was bombed with his wife and first child inside. Dr. King urged his people to go home when they insisted on defending him, saying:

"If you have weapons, take them home. If you do not have them, please do not seek them. We cannot solve this problem through violence. We must meet violence with non-violence. Love your enemies; bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you. Remember this movement will not stop, because God is with it."
It is easy to speak an ideology, but to live it in the face of danger is heroic.
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http://newsone.com/2173732/dr-kings-house-is-bombed/
 
Fifty-seven years ago, Dr. Martin L. King Jr.'s home was bombed with his wife and first child in it on this day. Still, Dr. King told his people to go home when they were looking to defend him, saying:

"If you have weapons, take them home.  If you do not have them, please do not seek them. We cannot solve this problem through violence. We must meet violence with non-violence. Love your enemies; bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you. Remember this movement will not stop, because God is with it."

Dr. King was strong, really, really strong. It is so easy to talk about having a certain ideology, but to live it...to live it in the face of danger is beyond heroic. NewsOne remembers what Dr. King went through here:

http://newsone.com/2173732/dr-kings-house-is-bombed/

Talk about resolve and devotion. Let your kids know what Dr. King lived through.

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