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Sunday, January 6, 2008
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From familyplace.org
As Reverend King wrapped up his sermon, he thanked God for the opportunities he had to witness changes in the law and in society. He talked about what he wanted to be remembered for, not for his car or education, but rather for his love for others. His words spoken four decades ago still challenge us today to serve:
"Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to 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 Thermal Dynamics in Physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love and you can be that servant."1
In his final sermon, "I've Been To the Mountaintop," the day before he was gunned down, Dr. King focused on the Good Samaritan's choice: "The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But...the Good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'"
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