Every morning he’d ask his wife Ericka “How can I serve You today?” He meant it. He was a man dedicated to the core and foundations of his mission. A young person, who loved young people, he wished for them the foundation, freedom, light, and life that he knew through Faith in Jesus Christ.
He wanted most of all for those he spoke to, that they experience for themselves the reality of PSALM 68:6 – “God settles the lonely in families.” And so he spoke unapologetically that it was a good thing for young people to aspire towards marriage and raising up children. Charlie Kirk lived by the words that he preached.
Many will remember him as a sharp political commentator, a facilitator of robust debate, and he was that. He had little patience for the false promises of Marxism/Socialism and he Challenged young people, steeped in those ideologies in colleges to look at the true history of them.
He offered them an alternative, that alternative was the Faith that had transformed the Roman Empire from one that discarded babies [1.] and enslaved millions to a place where each person was valued for IMAGO DEI, the truth that that were made in the image of the Creator. – GENESIS 1:27
“How can I serve You today?” Those words powerfully spoke to the value of the person spoken to. Mrs. Kirk recounted the fact that her husband lived by them. She laid down a challenge to all of us – to practice that servant leadership.
Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, and Mennonites still practice that today. Jesus also forgave his enemies, as they killed Him on a cross. Mrs. Kirk offered forgiveness as well.
And so, the legacy of Charlie Kirk should be firmly established in the hearts of those of us who share his Faith. As in ACTS 17:6, Charlie has indeed shown us how to “turn the world upside-down.” It starts at home. It starts where we live.
This lovely portrait by Ronda A. West [click to learn more] captures the spirit of the man. Please contact her for permissions/prints.
