If you are looking for resources for MLK Sunday, here are some from the archives:
Litany from 2020:
Litany for Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday
God of the prophets, God of justice, we call upon You today in our distress:
We weep for the violence in our world.
We cry out for the children locked in cages;
We lament that our neighbors sleep outside on the street.
We raise our voices against the violence of antisemitism and Islamophobia;
We are fed up, O God, with the injustice and hatred spewed in Your name.
We demand our elected officials take seriously the mass incarceration of Black people and police violence;
We call out the systems and structures that have oppressed people of color for far too long.
We confess where we have fallen short, where we have been ignorant;
We confess that at times we may have hindered rather than helped.
We confess that our silence has caused more harm;
We seek forgiveness for the ways we have inhibited the work of justice.
We lift up to You, O God, our hearts, our voices, our own bodies.
We pledge ourselves to live out Your ways of reparation and healing.
We commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice,
For only through justice may we know peace.
On this Sunday, we remember and honor Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. and his legacy.
We remember and honor all those in the long struggle for justice.
We recommit ourselves to Your ways, as spoken by the prophet Micah:
We pledge to do justice, act in loving-kindness, and walk humbly with our God.
We go forth into the world as ambassadors of justice and peace;
We live, knowing our very lives are witnesses of Your restoration.
We ask for Your guidance, O God, for our life’s journey; for Your wisdom in life’s struggles,
And for Your peace in our hearts and in our world. Amen.