rabble-rouser or pastor
Jan 20th, 2009 by Nathanael
Last night, on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Michelle Norris interviewed Reverend Joseph Lowery. He was a close friend of Martin Luther King, Jr. and was active in the civil rights movement. He will be delivering the benediction today at the inauguration.
At one point in the interview, Michelle reminded him of some of his more controversial moments. And she asked him if tomorrow (today) he would be a rabble-rouser or a pastor. Reverend Lowery responded with a deep belly laugh and this poignant comment, “I hope they are one and the same.”
I had to laugh too, because Jesus was able to navigate that paradox and calls us to walk that balance.