“Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.” – Proverbs 10:12
In 1955, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was relatively new to Montgomery, Alabama but he quickly involved himself in the civil rights struggle there. He was a leading organizer of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which began in December of 1955 after activist Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated city bus to a white passenger. The boycott brought Dr. King national recognition, but also made him a target of white supremacists. He was speaking at a nearby church on the evening of January 30 when a man pulled up in a car, walked up to Dr. King’s house, and tossed an explosive onto the porch. The bomb went off, damaging the house, but did not harm Dr. King’s wife, Coretta Scott King, who was inside with the couple’s seven-month-old daughter Yolanda.
News of the bombing spread quickly, and an angry crowd soon gathered outside the Kings’ home. A matter of minutes after his home had been bombed, standing feet away from the site of the explosion, Dr. King preached non-violence. “I want you to love our enemies,” he told his supporters. “Be good to them, love them, and let them know you love them.”
In all that we do, we need to love others. Today in prayer, praise the Lord that He loves you. Show your appreciation by loving others for Jesus.
“He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor.” – Bede
God’s Word: “He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.” – Proverbs 17:9
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