"Martin Luther King Jr. Day"
We are all created equal in the eyes of the Lord.
We are all His children.
Remember the song from when you were younger
"Red, and yellow, black and white they are precious
in his sight Jesus loves the little children of the world."
Some people are born "color blind". Oh----that we
could raise our children to be "color blind in their heart".
Let us strive to be the kind of people who look at the
inside and only see the best in others. As a Christian I
am glad that the Lord loves me unconditionally.
He sees my heart and knows the secret thoughts along
with my past BUT He loves us inspite of it all.
"Beloved, let us love one another. For love is of God
and anyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God.
He that loveth not, knoweth not God for God is Love.
So beloved, let us love one another."
~1 John 4: 7 & 8~
Do YOU know your neighbors? God's Word says to
"Love your neighbor as yourself". WOW. If we don't
even know our neighbors what does that say about ourselves.
A real example of a GOOD Neighbor is the story of the
GOOD Samaritan that Jesus told us. Luke 10:29-37
"But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who
is my neighbour? And Jesus answering said, 'A certain [man]
went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves,
which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed,
leaving [him] half dead. And by chance there came down a certain
priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked
[on him], and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan,
as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had
compassion [on him],And went to [him], and bound up his wounds,
pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought
him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he
departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and
said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest
more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three,
thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?'
And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him,
'Go, and do thou likewise'."
We can learn so very much from the Word of God and from the
lessons of Jesus. So in the words of Jesus "Go and do likewise".
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in
Atlanta, Georgia. The black civil rights leader, minister and
Nobel Peace Prize recipient (1964) was assassinated in Memphis,
Tennessee, on April 4, 1968.
King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968), an African-American Baptist
minister, was the main leader of the civil rights movement in
the United States during the 1950's and 1960's. He had a
magnificent speaking ability, which enabled him to effectively
express the demands of African Americans for social justice.
King's eloquent pleas won the support of millions of people--blacks
and whites--and made him internationally famous. He won the
1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day is a United States national holiday
honoring the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
The holiday is observed each year on the third Monday in January.
King's actual birthday was Jan. 15, 1929. On Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Day, most government offices and schools close for the day,
but many private businesses remain open.
A campaign to establish a holiday honoring King began soon after he
was assassinated in 1968. In 1983, Congress made his birthday a
federal holiday, first celebrated on Jan. 20, 1986. Today, the holiday
is observed by the federal government and by nearly every state.
~Above Information is From World Book 1998~
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Links
Print out and color this picture of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Black History Games and Activities Zone
Holiday Page: Martin Luther King's Birthday
Martin Luther King, Jr Day on the Net
FaithWebbin's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Page
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the Net
Life Magazine Covers of Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Papers Project at Stanford University
The Mining Co. Has a Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January Page
Biography.com has a page about M.L. King Jr. from A&E.
Just put Martin Luther King Jr. in the search box and the page will come up for you.
King Center is the hub of a unique 23-acre National Historic
Site and Preservation District in downtown
CNN's Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1998 Page - This is their 1998 page
but it has some good information for you to check out.
