Letters June 13, 2011 Issue

Letters

Kathy Schofield, Barbara Wilcox, Margaret L. Heimer, Mary A. Williams

I really liked the Item of Interest “Civil Rights—An ongoing mission rooted in faith,” in the April 4 issue [“Vibrant at any age”].

In this article, the Rev. Joseph Lowery, speaking about Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., says, “I think they [people] are remembering him more than they are the message . . . . I think we are celebrating the preacher, but we are minimizing the sermon and the message. It is good to exalt the missionary, but we got to remember the mission as well.”

I think this is analogous to Christ Jesus and his mission. We celebrate Christmas—his birth—but do we remember day after day to live his life and act as he did? We celebrate Easter—his death—but do we remember the most important part, his resurrection proving that life was not in the body, or matter, but continuous as an idea protected and cared for by God, the Creator?

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