Saturday, November 23, 2013

knock holes in the darkness – v3

pierce the darkness
the blanket of night
knock holes in the darkness
the world alight

carry the light
down the street
across our nation
out into the world

knock holes in the darkness
that all may see the light
share the vision
our belief in love

all of us equal
endowed by God
all of us children
neighbors, as one

knock holes in the darkness
to share the light
from the beginning to the end
to the ends of the earth


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Edited November 23, 2013
“knock holes in the darkness – v3”
(editing original again)
Edited January 23, 2013
“knock holes in the darkness – v2”
Edited January 22, 2013
“knock holes in the darkness”
sermon by Adam Hamilton
Compassion, Vision and Perseverance: Lessons from Moses
and NPR story he references:
Rev. Kyles Remembers Martin Luther King, Jr.
at Inaugural Prayer Service (beginning at about 1:16:45)
January 21, 2013
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
and his final speech before his assassination
and Inauguration of the President
Barack Hussein Obama
Invocation
by Myrlie Evers-Williams
Inaugural Address
&
quote in the speech, “"Our journey is not complete until our
gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law"
&
&
several poems written in 2009
on the juxtaposition of the
80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the inauguration of Barack Obama
as President of the United States of America


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