“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have
chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a
mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your
neutrality.”
Desmond Tutu
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It is an unassailable fact
The vulnerable in our nation are being bullied
They are being shamed
Guilted
And abandoned
They are being told they are worthless
They are being guilted
Shamed
Their souls are being sold
For pieces of silver
For tax cuts for those
Already obscenely wealthy
They are seeing safety and possibility
Legislated away by people who, for whatever reason, fear or
hate them
Even the earth is under attack
By those who value money over life
Those that see it cannot remain neutral
We cannot stand by and say “let us see how it works out”
We must respond
We must act
It is not an option
When Jesus was asked to say what living a sacred / spiritual
life looks like he said,
It looks like feeding the hungry
Helping the poor
Protecting the stranger
Clothing the naked
And fighting for justice
And he left no room for prevarication
No room for lies
No room for empty brags
No room for meaningless disjointed blather
He told us what do
We must do it!
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