Love is the greatest of all the supernatural virtues. But it needs more than a little help from its junior friend, courage. The fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis, Tennessee, has come and gone. King spoke with astonishing bravery of loving those who oppose us. He saw love as a vital part of creating communities that work for everyone and not just for the few. His assassin was an avowed racist, and King had lived with death threats most of his life. If anyone had courage, he did.