Dreams - 18 January 2021 - Plague Journal Day 312

Micah 6:8
Romans 10:11-17
Yes, your life matters.

We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

Folks at my company received this memo regarding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:

For nearly 40 years, Dr. King’s birthday has been commemorated as a national holiday here in the U.S. For the last quarter of a century, it has been appropriately marked as a national day of service, on which Americans are encouraged to volunteer and contribute to their communities. As the holiday weekend approaches, I would add that it’s also an important time to reflect on our joint journey to becoming a society that is more just and equitable.
While Dr. King is best known for his work in pursuing racial equality and securing civil rights for Black Americans, he also focused a great deal of his thinking, writing, public speaking, organizing and advocacy on a range of vital issues that we are still grappling with to this day. These included income inequality, equal access to quality healthcare, non-violent protest, and achieving a more fulsome democracy.

Yes, but we shouldn't forget that he was the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - an ordained elder, a pastor, a preacher, a Christian working to bring His Kingdom to the Earth. He wasn't working just to have better race relations, equality, and all that - he was working to save souls, to bring people to Christ.
We could do nothing better in celebration of this day than to help spread the gospel. Remember, in the Bible we are told that "as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." That's Galatians 3:27-29.

Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.