IN THE STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS

I am convinced that the universe is under the control of a loving purpose and that in the struggle for righteousness man has cosmic companionship. --Martin Luther King, Jr.

The most important words to me in King's quote are "in the struggle for righteousness."

Who knew it would be such a struggle to just do the right thing? And I'm talking the simple right thing, the non-complex right thing...like not only keeping one's mouth shut but getting our thoughts in line, too. In line spiritually...in line with goodness.

I wonder if divorcing myself from my own opinions isn't simply letting go of my own judgments? And why in the world would I use "simply" there? That's a judgment aborning because there is no simply about letting go of anything. According to me.

At the root of our opinions isn't there usually a human face...that "other" that we're itching to set straight? Whatever else would we make judgments on that we awake at 2:00 PM regretting? I mean, I've never woke up regretting my judgment about climate change....about the congressman who argues there is no such thing, yes. And there it is...I do not for a minute regret sitting in judgment of that fool one. There's my struggle for righteousness.

God's got his work cut out for me if we're going to purify my thoughts.

Thank you.