"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction."
-John F. Kennedy
Broken shards of glass line the street, the colorful pieces once fit together to beautifully display Bible stories. A mother, worn and tired, sits distraught among the rubble. Her Sunday dress folds crumpled under her legs as she pleads on her knees, her daughter's shoe in hand, begging God to bring her baby back.
What would you do?
What would you do living during this time of turmoil?
Would you stand up and raise your voice or sit back and watch, hoping someone will step in to fight the fight?
Everyone had that choice, as Dr. King mentioned, black or white or other... Everyone had to make the decision at that time to stand up or sit in the background.
I'd hope that I would have stood up and did what I knew was right, no matter the cost. I think there comes the point in everyone's life where they must make the decision to be bold. There will be the decision to go along with the crowd or go against the grain. I know there will be more of that for me as I follow Gods plan for me. How can I be sure to be ready?
Stand up for what I know is right... Even in what seems like a trivial or small situation. Those are the times of preparation. If I see someone being mistreated, or if people joke coarsely about someone, those are the opportunities to speak out and prepare for the "big moments". I know God has big things in store for me and you if we let Him lead us. If we trust that He has control. What better way to show and prove God's love than standing for it even when it seems like no one else will.
We have come a long way from the horrific treatment that people endured in the past. It would not have happened without bold leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and the many nameless faces that pushed the movement with a driving force. I am thankful for examples like them.
