Composed and read by Sister Terry Martin, cnd on the occasion of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Memorial Service held at Texana, N.C. on January 16, 2017 on the 25th anniversary of their Community Center which Sister Terry helped to establish and rebuild in the community.
Theme of the day: “There is but one human race” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Lord, we come before you this morning realizing more deeply each day, that you truly are a loving God, that you are an unconditional lover.
We come before you with a grateful heart for the countless ways you have loved us.
Collateral Beauty boasts a stellar cast. Will Smith (superb), Helen Millar (old and wise), Kate Winslet (compassion personified) and Jacob Latimore (talented teen) among others. Its story presents heavy issues of grief and a struggle to move on, and good friends desperate to help a gifted and well-respected business associate. Actors are hired to play Love, Time and Death in response to the outreach of the main character. Will Smith’s deep trouble is eventually resolved and there’s a kind of predictable “happy” ending for everyone. Though not a must-see, I liked this movie; no guns, explosions, car chases, gangsters, evil plots or pay back schemes. And it’s set in New York, complete with Christmas lights, fluffy snow and city magic.
