Dr. King named racism, poverty, and militarism as interconnected evils that threaten human dignity and democratic life. These forces are not confined to the past. They remain present wherever fear is used to divide, violence is defended as policy, and privilege is protected at the expense of truth.
King understood that justice does not come without struggle. He taught that nonviolence is not passivity, but courageous resistance to dehumanization. He knew that freedom must be renewed again and again by people willing to confront injustice honestly and refuse to accept it as normal.
Today we honor Dr. King not by mythologizing him, but by answering his call: to bear witness, to act with compassion, and to build what he called the beloved community in the places where we live and serve.
As King wrote from a Birmingham jail, “There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over.” To honor him today is to make that refusal our own: choosing truth over silence, service over indifference, and justice over fear.
May we leave this day not finished with the work, but faithful to it and remain committed to standing again for what is right.
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