“Strength to Love”
In June 1963, a collection of King’s sermons was published. The sermons deal primarily with segregation, but with a strong emphasis on religious values. King saw the struggle for equality as both a civil and a religious issue. No man is free until all men are free.
King also understood the power of what Christians call “agape” — a love that extends beyond the self to include the well-being of others, no matter what the circumstances. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy,” he wrote.
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