The Processional

Six hours later, thousands of people poured from New Birth to go their separate ways. We all had witnessed a historical moment in time that we will be talking about for years to come.

Mrs. King's daughter, Elder Bernice King gave the going home message for the service. She spritually connected her mother's cause of death, complications from ovarian cancer, to what is happening in the world today. Ovarian cancer effects the reproduction organs. Elder King spoke how the world is becoming a cancer whose reproductive functions to reproduce love, kindness, forgiveness, more Christian-like-behavior is dying. Her anointed sermon admonished us to do something now before we miss the opportunity to turn things around. It was powerful.

I admire her strength to speak in honor of her Mother, Mrs. Coretta Scott King.

The authorities had closed down I-20, a major highway in the metro area, when the funeral procession was leaving the church. Men and women, boys and girls, got out of their parked vehicles along the stretch of highway from the church to the memorial site Mrs. King would be laid temporarily, to wave, salute and pay their respects to this wonderful human being whose life mission was to make it better for others.

Her family let doves out to fly away into higher heights at her resting place. That's who she was, a lovely dove who dared to fly. Rest in Peace Mrs. King. After years of being apart, you and Dr. King are back together again.

Thank you for being our mother too.