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Every once in a while, I rediscover the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. I have recently been reading through a book titled Strength to Love, which is a collection of some of his sermons. Here is a brief section from the sermon "The Death of Evil upon the Seashore."

"Above all, we must be reminded anew that God is at work in his universe. He is not outside the world looking on with a sort of cold indifference. Here on all the roads of life, he is striving in our striving. Like an ever-loving Father, he is working through history for the salvation of his children. As we struggle to defeat the forces of evil, the God of the universe struggles with us. Evil dies on the seashore, not merely because of man's endless struggle against it, but because of God's power to defeat it."

The implications of a God that works in such a way against evil are unbelievable - this means I worship a God who works in the hearts of people, and that true change lies not in my ability to persuade or convince, but in the unrelenting pursuit of the Being from whom and for whom everything finds its existence.

Thanks be to God.