"Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’"
The time is fulfilled. The kingdom of God has come near. Believe in the good news.
It can be very hard to believe in the good news, when so much bad news surrounds us. It takes a special kind of courage, a special kind of faith to continue to believe in the good news of Jesus Christ in the thick of evil.
Today we honor such a man, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who continued to proclaim the good news in the face of fire hoses and death threats, beatings and humiliations. But I don’t believe he just believed in “good news” in the abstract – he lived in relationship with the Good News himself, our Lord Jesus. He followed Jesus into those halls of battle and halls of power. He allowed Jesus to transform his life as he aligned himself with God’s mission of justice. He allowed God’s dream to claim him – and he gave voice to that dream.
Today I pray we will do more than honor the man; I pray we will align ourselves with his Lord and let him lead us to our part in God’s dream.
(Sorry this is so short and declarative – I’ve had a bad cold for several days and no energy; I appreciate your prayers!)
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