A tribute to Dr. Martin L. King

Regardless of your religious beliefs….. Regardless of your political beliefs……Regardless of your economic status….Regardless of where you live! The crisis in Haiti provides an opportunity for each of to become what Dr. King called for in his speech, “Drum Major.” We can all serve.
As citizens of the world community, we are watching in horror as millions of Haitian are living in what could be best be described as hell on earth. On January 15th throughout America many citizens will celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. It is clear to this writer that it would be an appropriate time to reflect on Dr. King’s message delivered on February 4, 1968.

“And so Jesus gave us a new norm of greatness. If you want to be important….wonderful. If you want to be recognized…..wonderful. If you want to be great---wonderful, but recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant…..You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don’t have to know Einstein’s theory of relativity to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to server. YOU ONLY NEED A HEART FULL OF GRACE. A SOUL GENERATED BY LOVE AND YOU CAN BE THAT SERVANT.”

In this moment of human crises and the celebration of a fallen leader, let try to apply the words of King to our daily lives:
“If I can cheer somebody with a word or song,
If I can show somebody he's traveling wrong,
Then my living will not be in vain.
If I can do my duty as a Christian ought,
If I can bring salvation to a world once wrought,
If I can spread the message as the master taught,
Then my living will not be in vain.”

Wake Up Everybody!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-TPk3OPEOc&feature=fvw