Mr. Kaepernick felt this strongly and struggled with how to express his concern.  The average person can just yell, protest or even post to Facebook (enough surely do that, regardless of the veracity of their claims), but those protestations are usually lost in the din of life every day.  As a second-string quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers, he perhaps had a wider audience than most.  He spoke with other players, including a veteran, and decided that ‘taking a knee’ during the playing of the National Anthem was a way to garner the most attention to his concern.  Unfortunately, in the furor following this, his remarks as a way of explanation were mostly ignored.  His previous work in the community to better the plight of the disadvantaged was overlooked as well as his continuing efforts on their behalf off the field.
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In the weeks and months since that first time, others have ‘taken a knee, ’ and the NFL has taken a huge hit in its’ revenues as well as having some long-time advertisers back away from their commitments.  It seems that in all the furor and vitriol, we have lost sight of what the original concern was; it has become (to many) an issue of patriotism and disrespecting law enforcement. But is it?
A vast majority of law enforcement are worthy of the badge and responsibility they carry (witness the recent mayhem in Las Vegas where only Veterans and police were running to the gunfire to save lives); sadly, there are many within both the military and law enforcement community who are not so honorable.  The very real fear that any black person may feel, especially at night, when pulled over by the police we cannot ignore.  It seems what is lacking in our sound-bite centered news cycled world is empathy.  Can we not at least try to put ourselves in their place?  Is it beyond the realm of possibility to recognize that this is an issue that must be addressed?
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Colin Kaepernick’s action had consequences that he probably did not foresee.  Could he have done this in a better manner or forum?  I don’t know; I’ve never yet met the man and can only go on what I’ve uncovered regarding his motivations for doing so.  In that research, by no means comprehensive, he has my respect for using the forum he did to garner attention to those who have no voice.  I wish there had been a better way that was not so controversial, but then the Boston Tea Party must have caused a stir when the patriots of long ago carried it out.
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I am and will always be a patriot and proud of being an American, but this does not mean that I have overlooked those things in this country that need changing. We can be one nation undivided, but it will take work and, as my old friend James put it so succinctly, “…let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger…” (James 1:19 ESV)
 
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David's song, written some say during his flight from Saul, echoes a heart that longs for God; not so much for the things or presents God may give David (relief from Saul's persecution or to be elevated to the throne as had been prophesied over him so many years before).  No, David's heart longs for God's presence​, not the things God may give. 

Matthew Henry's commentary on this Psalm echo what God has been speaking to me through it;
"This psalm is David’s profession of humility, humbly made, with thankfulness to God for his grace, and not in vain-glory. It is probable enough that (as most interpreters suggest) David made this protestation in answer to the calumnies of Saul and his courtiers, who represented David as an ambitious aspiring man, who, under pretense of a divine appointment, sought the kingdom, in the pride of his heart. But he appeals to God, that, on the contrary, I. He aimed at nothing high nor great, Ps. 131:1. II. He was very easy in every condition which God allotted him (Ps. 131:2); and therefore, III. He encourages all good people to trust in God as he did, Ps. 131:3. Some have made it an objection against singing David’s psalms that there are many who cannot say, “My heart is not haughty,” etc. It is true there are; but we may sing it for the same purpose that we read it, to teach and admonish ourselves, and one another, what we ought to be, with repentance that we have come short of being so, and humble prayer to God for his grace to make us so." 

How many times I have cried  out to God for His presents, but how often have I really only wanted His presence as a child no longer desiring the breasts from which they received nourishment, but only to be with or to be held by their mother?  My 'Professor of Theology,' has been at it again.  Many times through  the day she will seek me out, crying so piteously that you'd think she was in severe pain.  As soon as I pick her up, the purring begins as she just snuggles into my shoulder.  She wasn't hungry or thirsty; she just wanted to be with me!

Do I pursue God as C.J. often pursues me, longing only for His presence?  In  his book, The Pursuit of God,​ A.W. Tozer speaks to this subject much more  eloquently than I ever could, but many of the themes in there echo deep within me whenever I re-read it.  I long for God, but often wonder is it because I know He is such a gracious giver.  My heart longs to be of a mind that I seek Him throughout the day only to be with Him!  Many times C.J. will seek to interrupt me in something I am doing, touching my knee with her forepaw seeking to gain my attention.  How can a loving servant (some would say owner, but cat servants know) say no to such an appeal?  So, I know that whenever I call to my King, He will be there to listen, to 'hold' me, and to provide the best  gift of all; His presence in my life.