With this admonishing quote from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminding worshipers that “power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love,” the online worship service commemorating King’s life and legacy began Wednesday for the Presbyterian Center.
Preachers and other leaders in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) hear this piece of advice all the time, particularly during the run-up to one of the most divisive elections in U.S. history: preacher, keep politics out of your sermon.