A few men in history arise and call to others to be numbered among the ones that serve a greater cause. These men encourage others to hope and pursue a higher calling. They serve as an inspiration and encourage others to dream of more.
This was the way Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his life. He stands in stark contrast to those that grasped at the spotlight for the sake of prominence and fame. It was not enough for Dr. King that laws were changed; he urged people to change also, to become all that they were created to be. He encouraged others to live their lives in pursuit of excellence.
What changed King from being an average preacher to an international figure calling for change? It started when Martin Luther King met Coretta Scott. Coretta and Martin Luther both loved opera. That was what brought them together for their first date. The following spring, King proposed to Scott and she accepted while agreeing to support his calling as a preacher. After the incident where Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for not giving up her bus seat to a white man, King was called and with Coretta’s permission, accepted the position of leading the boycott against the bus system that propelled him to a more prominent stage in life. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went on to inspire change amongst his followers by taking action to gain certain civil rights such as the right to vote, the right to gather to talk and the right to march.
Not surprisingly, Dr. King’s life has served as inspiration for a tribute written by a grandmother from Tennessee entitled, Listen To My Dream.
This is Debi Pearl’s first venture into children’s literature. Debi’s husband, Michael Pearl, provided the colorful illustrations for this volume that calls to a new generation of readers to remember the message of Dr. King. The book was made possible with the cooperation of the Heirs of the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr. and is available now. Visit the book’s website for more details so that you can reserve your copy of Listen To My Dream by Debi Pearl.
