Christian Reflection and Prayer

This is the season of Holy Resistance:  resistance
against white nationalism, misogyny, Islamophobia;
resistance against false news and spectacle;
resistance against the lie that America is the
greatest when fears the stranger, deports the
foreigner, and only protects the interests of those
of wealth and power.  And as Christians who take
Jesus at His word when He says, Whatever you do
unto the least of these, you do unto me," our holy
resistance extends to the church when it endorses
such lies or stands quietly on the side.

 

I WANT TO RESIST AS A DISCIPLE OF A
NONVIOLENT  REDEEMER AND LIBERATOR,
I WANT TO BE NON VIOLENT!

 

(sojourners)

(please remember)

 Ephesians 6:12

    12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers, against
 the rulers of the darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high places

In the days following the ugliest election in my
life (I was born in 1945), I have seen few if any
commentaries on how this election impacted the
children of America.  Our kids hear our fears and
anxieties, as well as what they hear on TV or radio,
but they are not able to deal with and process those
fears as are adults.

     What is our Christian responsibility to help our
children to deal with and overcome the fear and anger they
feel when they hear the president-elect denigrate
minority groups and promote violence against
those who disagree?  This is truly a teachable
moment in every house of worship, and not just
for adults.  Our kids are suffering and we cannot
let the words of narcissistic bigot go unchallenged.
I urge us not to forget the children

 

(from sojourners Bill Turney, Houston Texas)-