Listen To My Dream, A Book by Debi Pearl

Dec 15
08:47

2009

Eric Davis

Eric Davis

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Men that call others to arise and be accounted for something more than self are rare. These men dispense hope and call on their fellows to pursue a nobler purpose. They serve as an inspiration and encourage others to dream of more.

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Men that call others to arise and be accounted for something more than self are rare. These men dispense hope and call on their fellows to pursue a nobler purpose. These inspire others to dream of more,Listen To My Dream, A Book by Debi Pearl Articles to dare to reach for the possibilities.

This was the way Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his life. His life and work look much different than those that chased the spotlight and loved fame. He didn’t just push for change in the laws that governed access and opportunity; he pressed for hearts to be moved to do the right thing. He prodded people to pursue excellence.

What changed King from being an average preacher to an international figure calling for change? It started when Martin Luther King met Coretta Scott. Coretta and Martin Luther both loved opera. That was what brought them together for their first date. The following spring, King proposed to Scott and she accepted while agreeing to support his calling as a preacher. After the incident where Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for not giving up her bus seat to a white man, King was called and with Coretta's permission, accepted the position of leading the boycott against the bus system that propelled him to a more prominent stage in life. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went on to inspire change amongst his followers by taking action to gain certain civil rights such as the right to vote, the right to gather to talk and the right to march.

Not surprisingly, Dr. King’s life has served as inspiration for a tribute written by a grandmother from Tennessee entitled, Listen To My Dream.