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This is a text about freedom, the first experience celebrating the Passover feast of freedom for the former slaves (Israel) in the Promised Land. It is an important word today, for 12.3 million human beings are trapped in some form of slavery (many as sex slaves on our shore) and the poverty that plagues millions of us [google the latest poverty stats] cuts off options and enslaves.
Martin Luther King Jr. taught us about the value of freedom: "... the essence of man is found in freedom. That is what Paul Tillich means when he declares 'Man is man because his is free,' or what Tolstoy implies when he says 'I cannot conceive of a man not being free unless he is dead'... There is nothing in the world greater than freedom. It is worth paying for; it is worth losing a job; it is worth going to jail for" (A Testament of Hope, pp. 120, 144).
King's namesake gives insight into how we can use our freedom to set others who are enslaved free: "A Christian is perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all" (Luther's Works, Vol. 31, p. 344).
Martin Luther King Jr. taught us about the value of freedom: "... the essence of man is found in freedom. That is what Paul Tillich means when he declares 'Man is man because his is free,' or what Tolstoy implies when he says 'I cannot conceive of a man not being free unless he is dead'... There is nothing in the world greater than freedom. It is worth paying for; it is worth losing a job; it is worth going to jail for" (A Testament of Hope, pp. 120, 144).
King's namesake gives insight into how we can use our freedom to set others who are enslaved free: "A Christian is perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all" (Luther's Works, Vol. 31, p. 344).
