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From Orlando to Minnesota to Dallas, these past weeks we have heard
the voices of people in pain and anguish, and voices crying out for
justice. Regardless of which side of the issues we happen to stand on,
we are all affected by injustice and all have a stake in seeing that
peaceful resolution and reconciliation are the order of the day across
our land.
Given the complexity of the matters at hand and the fact that many
of us are physically removed from the unrest, it is easy at times to
feel detached and powerless. It is not always clear what, if anything,
we might do to make a difference. It is not always clear how we might
respond in a way that is faithful to our calling as followers of Christ.
And yet I believe that God invites us to be more than passive
bystanders.
To that end, I want to suggest three simple things that we can do -
both as individuals and as worshiping communities - in response to
these events. I offer them as the basis of a spiritual posture which we
Episcopalians might assume when faced with social tragedy and
conflict.
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