James H. Cone Quote

The word of God is upon me, [and] it’s like fire shut up in my bones. And I just have to tell it. What King had to tell was the truth about war, racism, and poverty. It may hurt me, he said. But when I took up the cross I recognized its meaning. . . . It is not something that you wear. The cross is something that you bear and ultimately that you die on.[38]

James H. Cone

The word of God is upon me, [and] it’s like fire shut up in my bones. And I just have to tell it. What King had to tell was the truth about war, racism, and poverty. It may hurt me, he said. But when I took up the cross I recognized its meaning. . . . It is not something that you wear. The cross is something that you bear and ultimately that you die on.[38]

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