“O God, our gracious Heavenly Father, help us to rise out of our attitude of self-centeredness, out of our egotism.”
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Source: Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957)
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In Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957), King uses a collective appeal to examine compassion, with attention to gracious, heavenly, father. The practical center is the relationship between spirituality and centeredness and egotism, giving readers a specific lens for judgment and action.
When to use it
- A community organizer builds a meeting around gracious before participants choose one measurable action related to compassion.
- A teacher pairs the passage from Conquering Self-Centeredness (1957) with a primary-source exercise about spirituality and public responsibility.
- A team leader uses the tension between heavenly and egotism to discuss conduct under pressure.