"Evil may so shape events that Caesar will occupy a place and Christ a cross, but that same Christ will rise up and split history into Ad and BC, so that even the life of Caesar must be dated by his name. Yes, 'the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice'"
http://www.thekingcenter.org/archive/document/out-long-night-segregation#
It is a famous quote. You may have heard it before.
It may have confused you and given you pause,
So here I present it in a more full clause,
To help you appreciate just what this quote may be for.
In my eyes it is in nature spiritual
The physical world may not follow the same
It does not say the ruthless will be forgotten
We remember both Christ's and Caesar's names
It does not say that we don't need to try
That fate will cast evil, eventually, with shame
It talks of God's plan, how we struggle to see it
But his will be the glory, and his will be the fame
It may not serve as much comfort to persecuted nations
Nor give the persecutors all that much hesitation
Since, I believe, this quote is spiritual in its intentions
So it may just give worshipers one notion of celebration
That faith is worthwhile, in the eyes of the believer
And that which is belongs to him, shall be rendered onto Caesar
Inspiration from a fascinating article about how some people might misunderstand the quote - https://www.thedailybeast.com/obama-loves-martin-luther-kings-great-quotebut-he-uses-it-incorrectly
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