[Oe List ...] A reflection on an unforgettable MLK weekend

[Beret Griffith]

Thank you Judi. I've printed out your email and appreciate receiving it.
Beret

On Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 1:01 PM Judi White via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> I was privileged to be invited to celebrate the annual tribute to Dr.
> Martin Luther King. The weekend opened the door to being a community of
> Spirit again. The weekend also opened wounds still festring, yet covered
> carefully by scars hiding unhealed festering. But, that is a story for
> another day. This is the story I want to share today.
>
> Journey to Atlanta to visit Al Lingo - Charles to most of us
> And celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. This, as I am reliving
> it at home.
>
> My friend, a prolific storyteller,
> Is sharing  many experiences
> Of working with Martin Luther King.
> I listen, regretting I  am not recording them.
> They are first hand memories
> Of a decisive turning point in history.
> My friend had a role in organizing Bloody Sunday
> And the March to Montgomery two weeks later.
> In this retelling, I am living it with him.
> Its power still remains alive
> As history's document to radical change
> By a voice walking into the future
> With freedom and Justice in its words.
> Participating in the tribute to King
> Livestream from the Ebenezer Church
> Amazed by the passion for equanimity
> Still pulsing through this beloved community
> I am caught up with renewed inspiration
> To heal human suffering as a vast movement
> Of spirit surging in hearts
>  Aspiring to liberate oppression.
> In a predawn morning sit earlier
> Alone in a circle of empty chairs
> I fill them with my inner circle
> Of teachers and guides
> All ancestors now
> Still supporting my determination
> To be the presence of peace
> And healer of suffering.
> Three director's chairs hold
> Larry Ward, Martha Crampton and Lyn Edwrds.
> To arm chairs on either side of them
> The Buddha in the personal of Thich Nhat Hanh
> And  in the other Jesus, Nature's persona of the Cosmos
> We sit in the silence of the morning sun's arrival,
> New faces replacing another occasionally.
> I ask no questions and expect no dialogue.
> I simply breathe in the energy they are
> Just being here with me.
> Later, as the day unfolds,
> Feeling blessed to be so supported
> By such profound spiritual guides
> Teachers of wisdom for me to continue.
> Their legacy is my destiny
> For the few years I have left to use my voice.
>
> *Judi White*
> *Author of Bodhi Leaves - an unfolding journey*
> *                                          of depth reflection*
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