Fw: From Ron English: Prayer from Dr. King's funeral

video link to who is Mary Snow? Also attached is a letter from retired Justice Larry Starcher
http://www.wowktv.com/video?clipId=6614956&flvUri=&partnerclipid=&topVideoCatNo=0&c=&autoStart=true&activePane=info&LaunchPageAdTag=homepage&clipFormat=flv

 

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Subject: From Ron English: Prayer from Dr. King's funeral

Blessings and Greetings for the New Year

 

In tribute to King Day 2012, I have chosen to share the attached is the prayer that I gave at the funeral of Dr. King with special friends and associates in organizations that I esteem such as the CBMA. It was initially introduced into the Congressional Record by Senator Jacob Javits a liberal Republican from New York and most recently retrieved by the staff of Senator Manchin. I am convinced that it is by Providence that King Day has become the first holiday of the New Year. 

 

On my recent visit to the King Memorial in Washington, D.C. which stands among the Pantheon of monuments to Presidents and military heroes,  I was seized by the thought that before we celebrate the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln - the only other Americans to be so honored with a national holiday - we are called to honor the life and legacy of a Black Baptist preacher, non-violent warrior and grandson of a slave. This seems to bear witness to the biblical mandate: "the first shall be last and the last first".

 

Blessings and Joys for the Journey in the New Year, RonE