Reverse course on U.S. isolation
In the midst of our president’s effort to erect walls and not to foster relationships, we are reminded of the sermon that Dr. Martin Luther King gave in Detroit during the season of Lent, 1961.
Dr. King alluded to the New Testament parable of the rich man in the Gospel attributed to Saint Luke to make the point that “all life is interrelated” and that we “are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.”
As others have done, Dr. King points out that when we arise each day, “we are dependent on more than half the world” for our shower sponge, soap and towel, and at breakfast for our coffee, tea and cocoa.
In the 64 years since, our interdependence has grown geometrically and has contributed to a more peaceful world than it might have been otherwise. Let’s hope (and pray) that the current administration will come to its senses and reverse its efforts to undermine our relationships with others, personally and internationally.