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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. provided the inspiration for a concert I attended last weekend by Chicago Sinfonietta, an orchestra which celebrates diversity and aims to redefine classical music to attract a wider audience. The orchestra always has some sort of activity for patrons to engage in before the concert and during intermission.

Starting with an inspirational message by King or other African-American voices, people were invited to continue the “story” with one or two sentences following the original message on vintage typewriters.

Dr. King’s message here was about faith: “Faith is taking the first step even when you can’t see the whole staircase.”

These handmade banners were designed by local women, who carried them in last year’s Women’s March on January 21. They were on display in the balcony lobby of the concert venue:

These, to me, are messages of hope, hope for a future of equality and the voices of women being heard as we embarked on the first year of the Trump administration.

Sometimes an outdoor decoration or a brightly set table at Christmas time can convey their own messages: The reindeer announce “Believe” and the table conveys an invitation of coziness and warmth. Both are messages of Joy for the celebration of Christmas.