easy to say. but very hard to do. in that commandment, in my view, lies the essence of the gospel. and the essence of the american promises. it s when we see each other s a neighbors and not enemies the progress and justice come. it s when we see each other as fellow human beings. as children under god that we band begin to walk the path of dr. king s beloved community. a path his dream inspired. and his legacy propel us forward to this day. here is what i learned in my life in my career along that path. as many of you have learned along your path. we re all imperfect beings. we don t know where and what faith will deliver to us and when. we do, we can do our best. to seek a life of light and hope. and love. and yes, truth. truth. that s what i try to do every day. to build the future. we all want. or reminding ourselves that enough thing, nothing is guaranteed in our democracy. nothing. every generation is required to keep it. defended it. protect it. to be repair areas of
that valona today was his 94th birthday, he dedicated his life to make sure that this nation s founding ideals and principles applied equally to african americans. and as a nation honors in this holiday weekend we are reminded just how far we ve come and how far we still have to go. the country remains deeply divided on many important, issues of factor flecked it by the new congress. in their first full week as a majority in the house republican zeroed a in the last week, republicans have been given a free path to a theater e. you are under cut to the draconian budget plan that will lead to, cuts to, medicare and social security. even though it might seem like we are headed for two years of unrelenting chaos, we should heed the message doctor king delivered. the now peoples overwork and how to creation culture with the mines turn to me now is the chair, neutral, of the congressional black caucus. hum. on the foot traffic gun was completely eroded? made no mistake ab
Promised wins out. at our best, we hear in heed the injunctions of the lord and the whispers of the angels. i don t need to tell you that we re not always that our best. we re fallible. we fail and fall. faith and history teaches us that however dark the night, joy commit in the morning. that troy comiso with a commitment of scripture. love the lord thy god. of all thy horror. it all by mind and all thy soul. and loved by neighbor as they self. easy to say.