Comments on: Intergenerational Activist Conversation http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/05/12/intergenerational-activist-conversation/ let's activate something Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:51:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: SteveK http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2008/05/12/intergenerational-activist-conversation/#comment-15903 SteveK Sat, 24 May 2008 16:49:36 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/?p=483#comment-15903 I understand her feelings and yours. I've been working 13 years among the poor and with a particular church, but I found out this week that the church I'd been working with is just as full of prejudice and fear of the homeless as when we started. They are still blaming incidents on our group, when there is no evidence we did anything, and plenty of evidence to the contrary. I fall to bed exhausted each night and I wonder if I'm doing any good. Certainly I'm not when I look at the big picture. Working for justice is hard. But think of William Wilberforce (or see the movie "Amazing Grace"). He stood against slavery in futility for decades, and then, in a sudden turn around, it just happened. The time was right. The message was heard. Perhaps now isn't the right time, and our actions seem futile. But as long as we are working for God, there is always hope. Because God is stronger than the human heart. Steve K I understand her feelings and yours. I’ve been working 13 years among the poor and with a particular church, but I found out this week that the church I’d been working with is just as full of prejudice and fear of the homeless as when we started. They are still blaming incidents on our group, when there is no evidence we did anything, and plenty of evidence to the contrary.

I fall to bed exhausted each night and I wonder if I’m doing any good. Certainly I’m not when I look at the big picture. Working for justice is hard.

But think of William Wilberforce (or see the movie “Amazing Grace”). He stood against slavery in futility for decades, and then, in a sudden turn around, it just happened. The time was right. The message was heard. Perhaps now isn’t the right time, and our actions seem futile. But as long as we are working for God, there is always hope. Because God is stronger than the human heart.

Steve K

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Dr. Somasoul will prescribe you something to fix the hurt. Beer.

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