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Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever;  who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free; the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Praise the LORD! - Psalm 146:5-10, New Revised Standard Version
In a speech at the conclusion of a march from Selma to Montgomery, in Alabama, on March 25, 1965, the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Junior concluded his speech with the following:
I know you are asking today: "How long will it take?" Somebody's asking: "How long will prejudice blind the visions of men, darken their understanding, and drive bright-eyed Wisdom from her sacred throne?" Somebody's asking: "When will wounded Justice, lying prostrate on the streets of Selma and Birmingham and communities all over the South, be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men?" Somebody's asking: "When will the radiant star of hope be plunged against the nocturnal bosom of this lonely night, plucked from weary souls with chains of fear and the manacles of death? How long will Justice be crucified, and Truth bear it?"
"Not long" was King's response, again and again.
In this season of Advent, we are still asking the same question: How long? 
Take courage and hope in the promise that God "who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever" is the same God who will deliver all of those things that were promised in the verses above.
How can each one of us be a part of the liberation God is already doing?
What?!  I don't even know what to say about this.  Free... I'll tell you what's free.  
The candy I threw (literally) out periodically at my after school group to enhance participation this last week before break.
The dirty looks I kept giving the dumbass bitch in the waiting room that kept insisting she had to fill out forms about her medical history because of Obamacare.
My cat is also free to sit under the tree as long as he doesn't bat at the ornaments and/or candy canes.

 Yep, those things are free.

Comments

lee said…
I'm focusing on the HOW LONG query.

As in....

How long before I finish this stupid article and I can be free to do what I want?

Like your cat.
2:34 AM
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