Freedom in Lent - Day 7

Dr Martin Luther King Jnr spoke often of freedom, of the dream of justice, and the hope of equity. Though his words come from and speak to a particular time in the United States, and use the language of 'man' rather than 'humanity' as we would say today, still those words ring through the ages and are equally applicable and inspirational today, including this extract from a speech made in Montgomery, Alabama in 1957:

God grant that right here in America and all over this world, we will choose the high way; a way in which men will live together as brothers. A way in which the nations of the world will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. A way in which every man will respect the dignity and worth of all human personality. A way in which every nation will allow justice to run down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream. A way in which men will do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. A way in which men will be able to stand up, and in the midst of oppression, in the midst of darkness and agony, they will be able to stand there and love their enemies, bless those persons that curse them, pray for those individuals that despitefully use them. And this is the way that will bring us once more into that society which we think of as the brotherhood of man. This will be that day when white people, colored people, whether they are brown or whether they are yellow or whether they are black, will join together and stretch out with their arms and be able to cry out: "Free at last! Free at last! Great God Almighty, we are free at last!"

                                                           — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., taken from Spiritualityandpractice.com

Micah 6.8
God has told you, O mortal, what is good;
   and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
   and to walk humbly with your God?