Tag Archives: Martin Luther King Jr.

Thought For the Day: Love Is Creative and Redemptive. Love Builds Up and Unites; Hate Tears Down and Destroys…(T)he Aftermath of the Love Method Is Reconciliation and Creation of the Beloved Community

Posted on July 13, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Love is creative and redemptive. Love builds up and unites; hate tears down and destroys. The aftermath of the ‘fight with fire’ method…is bitterness and chaos, the aftermath of the love method is reconciliation and creation of the beloved community…Yes … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: I Believe That Unarmed Truth and Unconditional Love Will Have the Final Word In Reality. This Is Why Right, Temporarily Defeated, Is Stronger Than Evil Triumphant

Posted on June 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

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Thought For the Day: Use Me, God. Show Me How To Take Who I Am, Who I Want To Be, and What I Can Do, and Use It For A Purpose Greater Than Myself

Posted on June 8, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.”— Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Thought For the Day: The Ultimate Measure of A Man Is Not Where He Stands In Moments of Convenience and Comfort, But Where He Stands AT Times of Challenge and Controversy

Posted on February 22, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

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Thought For the Day: Quietly Endure, Silently Suffer and Patiently Wait

Posted on February 3, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

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Thought For the Day: I Believe That Unarmed Truth and Unconditional Love Will Have the Final Word In Reality

Posted on January 20, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Thought For the Day: Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness; Only Light Can Do That

Posted on January 17, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” – Martin Luther King Jr., “Loving Your Enemies” at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Alabama ( November 17, 1957)

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Thought For the Day: If We Are Not Careful, Our Colleges Will Produce A Group of Close-Minded, Unscientific, Illogical Propagandists Consumed With Immoral Acts. Be Careful Brethren! Be Careful Teachers!

Posted on January 15, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts. Be careful, ‘brethren!’ Be careful, teachers!” – Martin Luther King, Jr., in “The Purpose of Education,” The Maroon Tiger, 1947

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Thought For the Day: The Ultimate Measure of A Man Is Not Where He Stands In Moments of Comfort and Convenience, But Where He Stands At Times of Challenge and Controversy

Posted on January 14, 2025 by alohapromisesforever

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Thought For the Day: Man Must Evolve For All Human Conflict A Method Which Rejects Revenge, Aggression, and Retaliation. The Foundation of Such A Method Is Love

Posted on June 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

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