After that experience, instead of claiming the power of God, I claimed the suffering of that human being.

“It’s not passive work, right? I think it’s engaging and resisting systems that do harm to others, and we’re empowered by God.”

Holding the upcoming celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life against the reality of Keenan Anderson’s unjustified death caused a grave question to flash across my mind-

Was Dr. King’s dream just that- a dream?