REBIRTHING KING, RE-INAUGURATING
AMERICA:
A COVENANTAL PLEDGE ON JANUARY 19-20, 2009
On this rebirthing day , January 19, 2009, Martin Luther King's Birthday,
on the eve of there coming into office a new government to represent
the American people, I join in covenant with other Americans: --
I commit myself to give a new birth in America and in the world to the
vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, to call ourselves and every nation
now to develop an overriding loyalty to humankind as a whole, in order
to preserve the best in our individual societies;
I commit myself to work toward a world-wide fellowship that lifts neighborly
concern beyond any tribe, race, class, or nation; to call for an all-embracing
and unconditional love for all humanity and for the web of life upon
our planet;
I commit myself to fuse power with compassion, might with morality,
and strength with sight; to choose nonviolent coexistence rather than
violent co-annihilation; to speak for peace and justice throughout the
world — within and beyond our doors and shores.
I commit myself to take these specific actions [...]
I do this in the knowledge that tomorrow is today, that we are confronted
with the fierce urgency of now. Now let us begin. Now let us rededicate
ourselves to the long, hard, and beautiful struggle for a new world.
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