Non-violence

Another picture from Sunday, a prelude to two bitterly cold days.  (Clicking on picture enlarges it.)
My calendar Monday and Tuesday carried this quote of Martin Luther King that expresses his belief in non-violent opposition to evil: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.  Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
In keeping with the focus that I want to keep in mind this year, let me add, "Ugliness cannot drive out ugliness;  only beauty can do that."
As people around our country watched on TV non-violent protesters being beaten by police and set upon by police dogs and knocked down by the force of water from fire hoses, many viewers found their prejudices challenged and their minds changed about segregation.  Such was the power of non-violence.
(The calendar is from the sisters at Ministy of the Arts.)