Last evening I rode a train into the heart of a city with men and women of many races and life experiences. We carried memories of music that had touched moments in our lives in such a way to make us set out on a journey to share a few hours with the artist, Stevie Wonder.
Our heritage is rich - full of pain and misunderstanding but at the same time full of hope, an unabashed belief in love, goodness and the sanctity of life. We may have gathered in a sports arena, but throughout the evening music was our single voice to express together disappointment, gratitude, loss, joy and a purpose to strive for light and peace.
I share these words by Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder's performance. They rode the train within us, back out of the city and into our individual lives.
"People get ready, there's a train a-comin' . . .
Don't need no baggage, you just get on board . . .
There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner,
Who would hurt all mankind just to save his own . . .
So people get ready, there's a train a-comin' . . .
Don't need no ticket, you just thank the Lord"
