The moral conscience of a society has been spotlighted by two great men. Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. both appealed for the moral consciousness of their time to arise in response to social injustice. Abraham Lincoln made the observation that slavery was a taboo subject in social circles. It was only spoken in whispers. He claimed this was because the moral conscience knew slavery was wrong, yet the people’s moral consciousness was overcome with fear. In similar ways, Martin Luther King Jr., wrote to Daisy Bates in Arkansas saying, “adhere rigorously to a way of non-violence for the moral conscience of millions of white Americans is with you.”

Many observations of popular culture make it seem the United States has lost a collective moral conscience. It is my prayer today, on Martin Luther King Jr. day, for the Lord to raise up someone who would help to once again awaken the moral conscience of this country to abolish the whispered tragedy of the unborn citizen. May time come to their side and allow them to breathe the air of freedom, hope and opportunity.