King emphasized that “hate for hate only intensifies the existence of hate and evil in the universe.” He said he believed “the strong person is the person who can cut off the chain of hate, the chain of evil and inject within the very structure of the universe that strong and powerful element of love.”
Love Your Enemies
King said Christ’s death on a cross was not meaningless but a reminder to a generation drunk on power, war and violence that “love is the creative, redemptive, transforming power in the universe.”
King told the churchgoers that he loved them and would rather die than hate them. He was also convinced that love could transform even the most wicked man to feel the same way.
It was a common theme that month for King who also delivered his “Love Your Enemies” message at At Howard University’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel in Washington, D.C. during the convocation of the School of Religion.
In this video, we also hear his closing prayer as King calls on God to help him and those who are listening to love their fellow man.
