The Truth is Marching On: Lessons from the Life of John Lewis and the Freedom Riders || Keep Picking ‘Em Up and Puttin’ ‘Em Down: The Struggle Continues
Sunday, August 22, 2021
Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol || Pastor
Writing from a Birmingham Jail in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote, "I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councillor or the Ku Klux Klanner but the white moderate who is more devoted to order than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says, 'I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action'; who paternalistically feels that he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time; and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a "more convenient season." Reflecting on these words, the late John Lewis said, "Individual decisions, individual dispositions of heart and of mind, matter enormously, even if change often feels out of reach." What is the disposition of our heart and mind when it comes to working for racial justice? Join us on Sunday as our series, "The Truth is Marching On," concludes with a look at how the struggle continues today and an invitation to consider what role we might play.