Why is Martin Luther King Jr looked up to as an icon and inspirational figure today when at the time of his death he was marginalized? Also, as we reflect on the passing of Detective Steven McDonald; how can his message of forgiveness be applied in each of our lives?

Here are some of the links and references from this episode:

-Letter From a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/letter-birmingham-jail

-Steven McDonald, a close friend of the Bruderhof who died this week shared his powerful story of forgiveness in “Why Forgive”: http://www.plough.com/en/topics/life/forgiveness/why-forgive

-The Prayer of St Francis read by Steven McDonald https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBnehWB2ebY