“We all have the drum major instinct. We all want to be important, to surpass others, to achieve distinction, to lead the parade. … And the great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct. It is a good instinct if you don’t distort it and pervert it. Don’t give it up. Keep feeling the need for being important. Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love. I want you to be the first in moral excellence. I want you to be the first in generosity.”
Quote by Rev. Martin Luther King from his Sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on February 2nd, 1968.
REFLECTION:
- Today as we honor the Rev. Martin Luther King, may his words remind us of what matters… what to strive to be first in.
- What does first in love look like to you today… right now?
- What is moral excellence for you?
- How can you be more generous today?