Few people have taken to heart this radical call to love others. Jr. Dr. King s commitment to non-violent social changes was rooted in the Gospel of love. Most of us assume that force and a show of power can change people and societies. This is the way of the world, and it has even been the way of the Churches. Few have understood what Jesus practices and Dr. King emulated, a radical love of neighbor as a way to change hearts.
Force can bring about changed behavior for a time, but force never changes hearts.
As a result, force cannot change society. Sooner or later a spirit of rebellion breaks out. Love and nothing short of it changes hearts, lives, and in time societies. I was reminded of this at what for me was a high point of the Lambeth Conference . On the 6 th of August, the Nipon Sei Ko Kai, the Church of Japan was responsible for the morning Eucharist.