Faith is Taking the First Step: A Journey Towards Equity

Dr. King’s Memorial

“Faith is taking the first step when you can’t see the whole staircase”- Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

This quote by Dr King reminds me of the continuous fight for equity and human progress. Like taking the first few steps of a dimly lit staircase, the work toward equity can produce many emotions. There may be fear of the unknown, being the first, or what happens once we reach a landing. Equity is a process that will never fully reach its end because, with time, the tools needed to become the best individual/community can possibly depend on change and growth.

Human progress is essentially climbing unfamiliar heights, reaching a landing, and discovering there are more stairs bringing further forward movement, mystery, and growth. Many of us become discouraged when it is realized that there is still more climbing to do. Instead, let’s find the courage to forge the paths for others to continue the upward ascension.  

Dorothy Clark