Too often, we find ourselves judged by our lesser moments. Whatever else was a part of the story, Michael Jackson was phenomenally blessed with his talents. And he did use them for some good.

The radio has placed MJ’s music into high rotation. We are the World has not seemed to have been part of that playlist, but should have been as it helped give pop culture a social conscious.  Black or White was a celebration of diversity before we really celebrated diversity.

But, Man in the Mirror has been in the back of my head these last few days. In this video, he transforms the the 1988 Grammy Awards into his own neighborhood congregation with a Gospel Choir. “Change! You’ve got to move.  Stand Up, somebody.  Make a change!”

Conversion looks like this: I’m starting with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways. And no message could have been any clearer: If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then make a change.