Posted by
Shane Vander Hart on Friday, August 03, 2007 10:48:09 PM
Jim Wallis shared two lessons that he learned from his involvement in social justice ministry.
1. "Protest is not enough; it is necessary to show a better way," (pg. 45).
2.
"Our most difficult and darkest moments are precisely the time to
embrace the nurturing relationships that remind us how precious and
sacred the gift of life really is," (pg. 46).
Amen to that.
Focusing on the first lesson he said that it is easier to protest;
providing alternatives is hard work. It takes more creativity and
requires more risk, (pg. 46). Which is precisely why most people just
protest or do nothing at all.
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