Active Participation
How might you live in an openness to the next right step?
Hebrews 11:38
They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, persecuted, tormented— of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains and in caves and holes in the ground.
Yet all these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised.
I am mad about the fact that in many cases, we will never see the end of our own stories of faith. I want the full storybook ending, in which I see the promise, we experience the end of the journey.
We are being asked to engage in a struggle for liberation in a real and scary way right now. We are witnessing our siblings destitute, persecuted, tormented. I think many of us thought that these kinds of moments were for history books, not for our generations.
Liberation and justice don’t happen by accident. They are not passive. We are being reminded that we must be active participants in their creation. Institutions and governments were never going to make them happen while we sat nicely and watched.
I find it challenging to know how to join in the struggle when I do not know the ending, I get myself all tied up in “but what is the right thing to do??”
This passage reminds me that in order to be faithful, we are called to do something.
How might you be called to actively engage in the work of liberation and justice today, this week? How might you live in an openness to the next right step? What can keep you going when you don’t know the ending?
— Theo Isoz
Time for churches and charitable individuals to step up tithing, particularly for the poorest with greatest unmet needs (dependents in poorest nations (mostly Africa), orphans, disabled, seniors), particularly indigenous and minority.
Do we need a new car, new clothes, or Starbucks drink as much as any child needs clean water, food, safe shelter, healthcare, and an education? Disciples know the right answer and act accordingly. Disciples are not dependent on any empire to love neighbors.