Monday, April 04, 2011

In the Name of Love

Early evening, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride

...In the name of love
What more in the name of love

-U2

I remember when this song came out in the 1980's. I remember singing it and thinking how good it was to be living in this time where we had come so far. In my life, I had been raised truly believing that all people were truly equal. No matter your religion, gender or social status we were all equal. I could be whatever I wanted to be! What a wonderful world!

Galatians 3:28 (New International Version, ©2011)

28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

43 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated for his participation in the Civil Rights movement. He was a pastor who used non-violent confrontation to change the social status of race relations in the southern United States.

Today, I wonder how far we actually have come... and is there more to come?

As we pause for a moment to remember MLK and his life, I urge you to look at our lives today. Are we living a life that truly allows our brothers and sisters the freedom in Christ that is talked about? Or are our actions and words still oppressive to certain groups?

In the name of Love...

what more can we do?