I was reading an article by Howard Zinn, and two quotes stuck out to me:
“Don’t let ‘those who have power’ intimidate you. No Matter how much power they have, they cannot prevent you from living your life, thinking independently, speaking your mind.”
“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world”.[1]
As we are at General Conference these words give me hope. They remind me that every action or resistance is important, and every voice is needed. To be Christian in a changing world, we must all continue to speak truth to those in power even when we are sure that they are not listening. Words from people such as Zinn have inspired me to think that extraordinary things happen everyday, and what we might think is impossible one moment, in the next becomes reality. Let us during General Conference have our actions be multiplied by millions, and may we not be intimidated or deterred. Rather let us continue to have hope, to believe that the future can be different, can be better, for we are on the side of the Spirit. Nothing can deter the Spirit of Christ moving through the people.
Rachel Birkhahn-Rommelfanger
RMN Board Member
[1] Zinn, Howard. “Optimism of Uncertainty” in Paul Rogat Loeb The Impossible will take a while (New York: Basic books 2004).
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