Dreams Don’t Change the World. Actions Do.
Why Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took action.
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Most people reference him through the “I Have a Dream” speech. That makes sense. A dream can feel inspiring without being demanding. It allows us to hope for a better future without requiring us to become anything different today.
What speaks more powerfully to me is his prophetic “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, delivered the night before his death.
This passage from the speech resonates most:
“Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop… I just want to do God’s will… And I’ve seen the promised land… I may not get there with you. But we, as a people, will get to the promised land… Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”
This was no longer a dream to him.
It was reality.
He saw the promise fulfilled before his life ended. And because he believed, we are now called to believe; not passively, but actively.
Dreaming can keep us lulled into inaction.
Belief requires movement.
We must wake up from the dream, claim our power, and do the work to become who we are meant to be. We must live for what matters and refuse distraction by shiny objects that pull us off purpose.
There is a promised land calling you forward.
And your unique gifts are required for all of us to get there.
Stop dreaming.
Start believing.
And move.
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