(TZ here – Today is Martin Luther King day)

“For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”

I wonder if 40 years hence if there will be anyone to honor on “Life Day”. In this battle, every leader is highly imperfect. Moses broke the 5th commandment. David committed adultery then murder. Elijah despaired moments after his great victory. Peter thrice denied Jesus.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Is honored for his role in slaying a grave evil in our country. He was a sinner. If reports are true, a grave sinner. But I think if asked he would have admitted and repented if he had not already done so. He also saw the evil of the Vietnam war and spoke against it.

Sometimes God will raise up a Wilberforce or Peter Damien, but most often leaves it to the crackpots filled with anointing of the spirit and on fire to light the way and come against the darkness.

He simply spoke clearly and uncompromisingly against the public evil of his day.

Before discussing if it is worthy of a national holiday, how many would be willing to go to jail today? To march into riot police with water cannon? To declare a pet policy of your allies as evil?

Today we have the greater evil of the culture of death. I would worry more about following and even exceeding his example of nonviolent civil disobedience, and when we are no longer in his shadow, having gained our victory, we can discuss shortcomings.

Keep your eyes on the prize.

Don’t worry about minutiae, but end funding for abortion, encumber it with reasonable laws (e.g. that it should be like a hospital operating theater, not a slaughterhouse), ban euthanasia, require ultrasound and written consent and a waiting period. There is so much to do.

He wanted men to judge people on the content of their character. God will do so, so the more important question is how we will measure up.

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