"Hatred paralyzes life;
Love releases it.
Hatred confuses life;
Love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life;
Love illuminates it."
M. L. King Jr.

"The ultimate measure of a man
is not where he stands
in moments of comfort
and of convenience,
but where he stands
at times of challenge and controversy."
M. L. King Jr.

"... our lives have many painful moments,
many baptism of fire,
sickness, loneliness, loss, and failure,
which we must pass through
before we can enter into life,
before a whole new world is opened up to us."
J. Powell

Originally written - July 12, 1993