This is the 80th anniversary of celebrating Martin Luther King's birthday. He took a risk in thinking, speaking, and taking action in belief that there was more to life than what had been his experience. He believed in freedom for all people without the constraint or limitations of racial injustice . . . something more . . .
In his acceptance speech of the Nobel Prize for peace Dr. King said:
This faith can give us courage to face the uncertainties of the future. It will give our tired feet new strength as we continue our forward stride toward the city of freedom. When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born.Dr. King believed that there was something more in life.
Dr. Martin Luther King
Acceptance speech of the Nobel Prize for Peace
December 10, 1964
Oslo, Norway
Christ, God with us, revealed the reality of something more in life.
Thousands of people were hungry.
Only one had food, a little boy.
Nothing much.
Five loaves, two fish.
Not enough for a crowd.
But there was more than enough:
“After everyone was full, Jesus told his disciples, “Now gather the leftovers, so that nothing is wasted.” So they picked up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with scraps left by the people who had eaten from the five barley loaves.(John 6:12-13, NLT)
There was more than enough. Nothing was wasted. The thing is . . . we often become so immersed in our circumstances . . . so absorbed with our personal need . . . that we see the impossibilities rather than the possibilities, constrained by our limitations and inability to see more.
In the reality of the presence of Christ . . . there is more.
Stop.
Breathe.
Become aware of the presence of Christ, God with us.
Believe there is more in Christ.
Act on your belief.
Learning with you to believe there is more,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2009 All Rights Reserved)
