A Tragic Lesson Learned?

Today marks the 39th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot just after 6 p.m. on April 4th 1968 while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Motel Lorraine in Memphis, Tennessee. A tragic day, to be sure, which will forever be stamped into the history books of America.

Dr. King was a strong proponent for the Civil Rights Movement in America, and for this he is to be commended. Indeed, were it not for men like Martin Luther King Jr. the black community in America would still be gripped by the painful oppression and racism that haunted the black community for so many years. We should all take a moment and thank God for the life of a man like this, and so many others, for forcing many people to remove their colored and distorted lenses!

Unfortunately, however, we live in a time when so many people are wearing another set of lenses which are quite distorted. While the death of Dr. King was tragic, the deaths of so many innocent babies, which occur every day, are even more tragic. Tragic because we in America, knowing full well that innocent people are being murdered, lay our heads on our pillows and go to sleep every night not even taking a moment to even reflect on this atrocity.

We must, as Dr. King did, stand up in the midst of this tragedy, raise our voices, and do something to solve this problem! One small way that we can be a part of the movement to save the lives of innocent babies is to participate in the “Walk for Life.” If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area; Please consider taking part in the Walk for Life which will take place on May 5th in Union City. The purpose of this walk will be to help raise money for the Pregnancy Choices clinic (here)--a clinic which exists for the purpose of saving the lives of innocent babies. For more information contact Redwood Chapel (here).