In honor of MLK day, thought I'd share one of my favorite Martin Luther King quotes.
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven will pause to say, 'There lived a great street sweeper who did his job well'."
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven will pause to say, 'There lived a great street sweeper who did his job well'."
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What a impact we would make if we all did our work as on to the Lord.
Amen! Colossians 3:23
What a quote for the day! I love it.
Dude, I love that! Being remarkable in whatever it is God has called us to do!
Good quote!
Mark,
The "Paul Blart" movie quote grabbed my attention, too.
"The mind is the only weapon that doesn't need a holster," Paul Blart: Mall Cop (starring Kevin James). 7:28 PM Jan 16th from TwitterBerry // Twitter: @nickhoss
Hahaha...God bless!
Mark -
What a great quote! Even the dullest of jobs can be an exciting ministry. Imagine all the praying that street sweeper could do while sweeping, and the people he would talk with every day. Some of my best prayers have been while washing dishes (and trying my best to make them shine!).
Anna
How about this quote? When discussing antidotes for fear King said...
"These forces that threaten to negate life must be challenged by courage, which is the power of life to affirm itself in spite of life's ambiguities. This requires the exercise of a creative will that enables us to hew out a stone of hope from a mountain of despair". (From The Strength to Love)
Sorry to get a little philosophical, but I find it interesting that this quote mirrors the view of equality in the opportunity (natural law) rather than equality in the result (egalitarianism). The latter of the philosophical views promotes views of apathy and entitlement, which in my opinion, is the modern day equivalent of the oppressors Dr. King fought against in his day.
Mark, thanks so much for taking time to honor Dr. King. From a brother in Christ who is an African-American, it is encouraging to see my white brothers in Christ celebrate and acknowledge one of many Black Americans who lived for Christ and made a tremendous impact on this country. I pray that more pastors would join in with you and Willow Creek in honoring this man and what he stood for and working to promote racial reconciliation in our churches; after all it was Dr. King who also said, in essence, that Sunday is the most segregated day of the week. Thanks again.
P.S. - I pray and hope that Christians will come together today (Jan. 20, 2009) and thank God for what He has allowed to take place in our country in the inauguration of President Obama, whether you voted for him or not.
Nice.
great quote! I'll need to add that one to my fb profile
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