You can count on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to produce some soul-searching speeches in Morristown.
Monday was no exception. Here are three talks that provide plenty of food for thought. (Also available on iTunes; search “Podcasts” and Morristown Green.)
In her keynote address at the 26th annual Morris Interfaith Breakfast, the Rev. Janet Broderick traced the inner journey of Dr. King and challenged mainstream America to shelve the holiday sweater sales and search for something deeper.
The rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (a good friend of this website) mixed history and humor in her engaging speech. She was introduced by Rabbi Donald Rossoff of Temple B’Nai Or. The musical intro was performed by Rexx Hill of Calvary Baptist Church.
A couple of hours later, the Rev. Carolyn Ann Knight reminded the packed Calvary Baptist Church that Martin Luther King Jr. was, first and foremost, a preacher.
Rev. Knight’s impassioned sermon examined the vital role of dreams for individuals and societies, and mourned the unrealized dreams of Christina Taylor-Green, the nine-year-old who was gunned down this month in Tucson while waiting to meet her Congresswoman.The guest preacher, visiting from Georgia, was introduced by the Rev. Sidney Williams Jr., new pastor of the Bethel AME Church.
Justin Bush is only a teenager, but he’s been around long enough to know that America is far from achieving Dr. King’s dream of a “Beloved Community.”
The Morris Knolls High School senior cited the Tea Party movement as a sign of widening divisions that threaten to undermine hopes for a tolerant, inclusive society.
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