I must say,
after the radical actions of the ruthless, greedy, hateful in politics and economics...
I see positive signs of people responding and acting to counter the pain caused by them...
recently, I have taken hope in...
numerous states raising their minimum wage, some even to a LIVING WAGE of $15 per hour...
numerous states ending the ban on equality in marriage...
numerous church bodies are standing in solidarity with gay and lesbian folk...
people responding to threats of "suing" our President by giving generously to his party...
people standing up to the loss of buffer zones around family planning clinics by suggesting
that people "get in the face of" conservative folk as they protest...
we need to speak TRUTH to power, especially when it hurts others...
OUT OF LOVE...
OUT OF NECESSITY...
OUT OF CIVILITY...
people are standing up to the insane and extreme gun lobbyist efforts...
people are standing up to the racist hate-mongers in Washington...
people are standing up to the greedy oligarchs who want to buy our government...
people are standing up to the sexists who want women to have no rights, no equal pay...
people are standing up classists who hurt the poor and then blame them for their plight...
people are standing up to those who want to crush organized labor so they can exploit workers...
it is the AGAPE LOVING thing to do...
so, are YOU doing it?
Speak, write, petition, demonstrate, VOTE... out of Agape Love (self-less, unconditional, active commitment on behalf of the other) ... the world will be a better place for it...
Pastor Jamie
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