Here’s a benediction written for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the third Monday in January, in the USA).
Benediction
As the Savior so taught…
go now and overcome.
Overcome racial hatred with love and understanding.
Overcome sexism with mutual honor and respect.
Overcome social inequities
with fair and equal educational and employment opportunities.
Overcome mean-heartedness with a kind word or good deed.
Overcome war, poverty, hunger, and suffering
throughout our urban streets and lands abroad,
by sharing the love of Christ Jesus with your neighbor.
Go now and overcome!
— adapted from The AfricanAmericanLectionary.org. Posted on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Worship Resources, on the Disciples of Christ Council on Christian Unity website.
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