There is a paradox on this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. While many of us will reserve this day for reflection, celebration, and service. In Iowa the first step in coronation of Donald Trump a man who stands in stark contrast to the Beloved Community, Dr. King and generations have marched, fought, and died is taking place.
Into this paradox comes the liberating power of God’s love. Colossians 3:14 reminds us that above all love binds everything together in perfect harmony. Dr. King tells us that Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
I am under no illusion that Donald Trump and his followers will ever become my friend. However, I am confident that because of the liberating power of God’s love the paradox of this day does not depress me. The paradox of this day does not distress me. The paradox of this day does deflate me.
Rather the liberating power of God’s love energizes me as it should energizes you. As we depend on the promise of Act 10:37 which declares God anointed Jesus with the power of the Holy Spirit to heal the oppressed.
To be Black in America is to be oppressed. But take heart God is on our side. And on this paradoxical day when the oppression of white supremacy is on fully display as the GOP and the media allows lily white Iowa to take center stage. Dr. King still speaks telling us that "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. It is the liberating power of God’s love that will sustain us as we continue to fight, strategize, and toil as we do the work of justice. For we shall overcome.
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