MLK Jr. Memorial

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was dedicated today (Sunday, 10/16/11) after a two month delay due to a hurricane and an earthquake. It is long overdue. We have heard the cry for freedom and equality our entire lives. It is now memorialized in Washington with his statue.

"From every mountainside, let freedom ring. When we let freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"
Martin Luther King Jr., I Have a Dream, 1963.


Today on Sixty Minutes the Afghanistan War was reported as having its tenth anniversary against the Taliban. I personally remember this well as it was the day my son went off to war. I was fortunate to have him return. So many other families have not been so blessed.  The vision of peace for all is remembered in every city and town across America in the statues, plaques and corners dedicated to fallen soldiers. In the words of Martin Luther King Jr., “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.”


I do not find it a coincidence that on the tenth anniversary of the war, this memorial be finally dedicated. It is not dedicated to just our country, but to all people of all countries in this world. Let us remember the soldiers and families that still fight the fight…both the enlisted and the civil rights activists at home. It is time to see the truth of freedom through peace.


“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”
Martin Luther King Jr.

Cathy


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