His dream was of an integrated society in which black and white shared together as equals. In many parts of the world this still remains a dream. We, Christian leaders, will have as a dream a society which honours God and in which Jesus Christ is followed as Lord. That is a vision that still inspires me and keeps me excited to the possibility of change. This must go into the pilgrim s knapsack also.
Faith is never other worldly or a last resort.
Like love such faith never disconnected from the real world, nor does it float in a nebulous ether remote from the pains and suffering of humankind. And put vision and faith together and we have a powerful chemistry which leads to change and from which such values as justice, kindness, generosity and tolerance flow. So, my fellow pilgrims of East London with vision and faith we will discover afresh the truths underlined by Jesus in that Sermon on the Mount. For it is the peace-makers, the humble of heart, the gentle, the pure in heart and those who hunger and thirst for right to prevail, whom Jesus called blessed . Blessed, because they reflect the character of God himself.