MLK’s Successor on the Mountaintop Shares Same Vision a Half-Century Later

As we commemorate what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King’s 92nd birthday today, it’s important to celebrate him and his life, and recall the significance of what was perhaps his second most famous speech, which was also his last, as he was assassinated the next day.

Some ascribe a prophetic element to what’s known as his “mountaintop” speech. Indeed, his final words were, “Well, I don’t know what will happen now. We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn’t matter with me now, because I’ve been to the mountaintop, and I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will, and He’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. I’ve looked over and I’ve seen the p