The world may not have always agreed with everything he said or did, but we must admit we have lost a great man—a godly man who stood up for people and their rights. He used his voice to fight for justice, dignity, and unity, and that kind of courage leaves a lasting legacy.
Let us honor him not just with words, but with action. Take something good that he stood for—kindness, fairness, compassion—and put it to work in our daily lives.
So many of us may carry certain prejudices for different reasons. Maybe something painful happened to you. Maybe it was bred into you by those who raised you. Whatever the reason, we can still choose to grow. We can still choose to take something good from what he stood for and let it shape how we treat others.
We are all the same in the eyes of our Heavenly Father. We all bleed red. We are brothers and sisters, no matter our color, religion, or faith. There is good and evil in this world, and it is up to each of us to bring out the good and stand firmly against the evil.
May we choose love, choose unity, and choose to treat one another with the respect and dignity every child of God deserves.
I grew up in Youngstown Ohio and got the privilege to meet Jessie Jackson in 1984 thanks to a family friend The Rev Lonnie Simon. He was funny , kind and loved all people.
Joyful-Echoes 