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Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 12:01:05 PM Rebekah reminded me today of this wonderful song by James Taylor called "Shed a Little Light" that honors Martin Luther King...Thank you Rebekah!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p18qu4Te9j4&feature=share
Let us turn our thoughts today To Martin Luther King And recognize that there are ties between us All men and women Living on the earth Ties of hope and love of Sister and brotherhood That we are bound together In our desire to see the world become A place in which our children Can grow free and strong We are bound together By the task that stands before us And the road that lies ahead We are bound and we are bound
There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist There is a hunger in the center of the chest There is a passage through the darkness and the mist And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest
Shed a little light, oh lord So that we can see Just a little light, oh lord Wanna stand it on up Stand it on up, oh lord Wanna walk it on down Shed a little light, oh lord
Can't get no light from the dollar bill Don't give me no light from a tv screen When I open my eyes I wanna drink my fill From the well on the hill
(do you know what I mean? ) - chorus -
There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist There is a hunger in the center of the chest There is a passage through the darkness and the mist And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest
Oh, let us turn our thoughts today To Martin Luther King And recognize that there are ties between us All men and women Living on the earth Ties of hope and love Sister and brotherhood
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Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 2:04:00 PM Jonni, That gives me chills!
I would have given anything to hear him in person-We were stationed at Dow AFB in Bangor when he was assassinated. We were just getting ready to transfer. I was with my brother and sisters at another temp house while my folks got our quarters ready for inspection. After hearing the news bulletin on the radio I ran 5 blocks to tell my folks what had happened. Just two days later we were on our way to KI Sawyer in the UP and we were informed by State Police that we would be re-routed around Detroit because of the riots. It was very scary to me and I thought the whole world was going crazy.
It's true...the good do die young.
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Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 1:54:57 PM He was a wonderful, brave man. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 12:40:59 PM I know the song, and it's a good one, Mel. Thanks for sharing on this MLK day. This is my favorite text from MLK's I have A Dream speech. Reading it gives me chills, but hearing it makes me weep. "...I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together...."
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..." The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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