Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes That Can Inspire Us Today
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and it s also MLK Jr. Day of Service, where we are encouraged to make it a day on, not a day off. One question that he was always asking was What are we doing for others? Go here to find so ways that you can participate today and beyond.
There are two Days of Service: September 11th is a Day of Service and Remembrance but MLK Day of Service is the only federal holiday used as a national day of service to encourage everyone to improve their communities.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. (Letter from Birmingham City Jail) We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right. (Letter from Birmingham City Jail) The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. (1963 book Oh, there will be a day, the question won t be, How many awards did you get in life? Not that day . The question that day will not be, What kind of automobile did you have? On that day the question will be, What did you do for others? ( The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life sermon)