Isaiah chapters 50-53 are, once again, pages of beautiful text. My favorite line was "The sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. " Isaiah continues throughout these chapters declaring the light of the Lord in between citing the actual words of the Lord. The time of 2nd Isaiah was in the most crucial point of exile and it meant everything to Isaiah to try and get his people to "Rise up from the dust" and break the chains that keep them ruled. This is similar to MLK because his political and social movement came at the most crucial moment of the civil rights era. In his speech The Power of Non-Violence, MLK explains that nonviolence is not a method of cowardice. He goes to explain how "the end of violence or the aftermath of violence is bitterness. The aftermath of nonviolence is reconciliation and the creation of a beloved community." You can't put it better than that.
My favorite part of the speech is when he acknowledges the fact that there are many advocates of nonviolence who do not believe in a personal God. Instead, among pretty much all people, we have some sort of cosmic companionship that will continue to unfold justice just as long as we stay true to ourselves and our peers and go about life living in a nonviolent manner.
I completely agree with you. After reading the two readings, think that both Isaiah and MLK go hand in hand through their views. Nobody is able to relate to them at all in the times that they are presenting the issues they present. It is very hard for people to grasp their different views.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the MLK speech and really liked the part that you mentioned about the cosmic justice; however I also really liked the part where he mentions that it's not a struggle between race, it's rather a struggle between justice and injustice. He's not only concerned with the issue of race, but with the bigger picture of injustice as well.
I agree Troy that MLK and Isaiah would be homeboys. They are both so powerful with their words and feel so strongly about what they are doing. They are both working extremely hard for justice and are so devoted. Dr. King word's are so piercing and I also enjoyed the part about cosmic justice. I believe that injustice should be reconciled, and no one will do it unless someone steps up. Isaiah and MLK are the men who stepped up and fought for their rights. Dr. King is fighting for justice with love and thats why he makes such a big influence on everyone. Ballin' post Troy.. KEEP IT UP
ReplyDeleteI also believe that Isaiah and MLK views are the same or almost the same. Everything that they believed in was very important to them. They are very hard workers for both justice and the good of all people. They both wanted what was best for the world. Both Isaiah and MLK fought for justice with everything they had.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part from MLK's reading was where he talked about how it wasn't just a fight between races, it was a fight for all man kind no matter what skin color they were.