One of the greatest speeches of the 20th century. By one of the most inspirational leaders in the fight for civil rights.

A moment in my life, as a 4 year questioning my mom as to why she was crying on that long ago day in April. “Mommy why are you crying over this horse drawn carriage and why are there people standing?” ” Because we just lost another great man.” I remember crying with her and not sure why. That memory has stuck in my head all these years. I was fortunate enough several years ago on business trip to meet a fellow colleague from Massachusetts. Her name was Kate. She and her sister walked on that August day arm in arm with citizens of this great land. To hear Dr. King make that speech. Kate said their lives were forever changed from being unsure college students to determined women. Determined to make changes in their college, their hometown, their worship place and their work place. Those three day of getting to know Kate and to hear her life story was remarkable. It was a time in my life that I truly understood Dr. King’s message. We have opportunities in this life that we are all interconnected. Even though we don’t agree with one another, find that common ground of respectful dialog.

So on this day of Dr. King’s 94 th year of birth in heaven. May the peace of God rein within our hearts.