Jesus and the Giant Triplets

by Stephen Phelps | Jan 15, 2012 | economic justice, militarism, nonviolence, racism, sermon 2012, social justice, spiritual community

n this day of honor for our prophet Martin Luther King, it is well that we remember that no individual, no matter how skilled or gifted, ever simply leads a people out of the valley of the shadow of sleep. No, the rising of a people is a work far more complex. It resists all science and prediction. But this much is sure. The greatness of a leader hangs on the people’s awakening to the severity of their crisis.