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Second Sunday after Epiphany

Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday

January 15, 2006

St. John’s United Church of Christ

Rev. Kyle Lovett – “Choices, Choices!  A Warm Fuzzy Tale”

 One of the legacies of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is the awareness that each individual has the obligation to choose – when and where to get involved, when to speak up and when to stand in silence.

 Life is full of choices.  Make one!

 At the King Center in Atlanta, a clergy colleague, Rev. Kathryn Schreiber, came across the attached prayer written by MLK, and in a display area geared to children were pledge cards.  On this MLK Weekend, consider taking the Pledge:

 Make Dr. King's dream come true!

 I pledge to honor Martin Luther King, Jr's life and nonviolent work by helping to make this world a better, more just place for all ages.

 I will:

o Respect all people

o Live a life of loving, not hating

o Choose patience over anger, non-violence over force

 During the sermon time, we read “A Warm Fuzzy Tale,” which can be found online at Claude Steiner's Emotional Literacy Home Page. <http://www.emotional-literacy.com/fuzzy.htm>

Here is a template for creating your own way to give Warm Fuzzies to others