For the first time in over three years!

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Today was the day I went to Church for the first time in over 3 years. I woke up this morning with butterflies in my stomach, even though I wasn’t nervous. It was the fact that I have haven’t been in God’s house for a very long time and that it was now my time to go see him. I felt relieved when I first stepped foot in the church only because I knew it was something that I had to do for myself. I had some good and bad times throughout the last 3 years of my life, so this was my chance where I felt I could spiritually confess my sins to God. 

As I sat there listening to the pastor, I started to think about Martin Luther King Jr. That man is one of the reasons why we live the way we do today. He helped in many different ways, whether he was there or not. He just wanted everything and everyone to be equal. I asked myself “What would be the first thing you would say to Martin Luther King...if he was standing right in front of you?”, and my response was “Thank you for your hard work and staying committed to the one thing people of color wanted the most...Equality.” 

When we met with Andrew Young, I noticed that he still had that old school voice from back in the 1960’s. Listening to his voice took me back to that time and I could feel what he felt as he was speaking to us. He was explaining that sooner or later, we would be the leaders of the world, and that if we were smart enough, we would use that leadership to complete the one wish Martin Luther King wanted..which was to love and care for one another. To treat one another equally as they would treat you. If we don’t do this, we would be repeating history. Over and over and over again. This time it has to stop. This time we are going to stand for Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Emmett Till, and all the other people who risked and sacrificed their lives for us who live freely today. Now, we are in charge and it’s time to teach the people around us that we are equal. We are dreamers, and that we are the leaders of this generation.

-Anonymous

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