Having been on the road most of the day for my job I have had the privilege to listen to several speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. played over the radio. The wisdom and audacity of this man to speak truth in the face of power and principalities always floored me. And, at one point I was moved to tears, driving down the 99 of the Central Valley, mourning our corporate loss of one of the great prophets of recent history. We could so use his voice in the word today, and it is sad that we have lost him. But, wonderful that his legacy and invitation continues to echo through the distance. I cannot help but to think that it is accurate to apply the same words of Jesus that passed through King’s lips, as well, “Come and follow me.”

Today I pray that I will be mindful and ask God for his heart for the injustice that surrounds me, and ask an easy question, however, one that is immensely difficult to hear the answer: “What is my role, what must I do?”

Here is the link for the famous speech by MLK.