The sin of respectable people reveals itself in flight from responsibility. -- "Life Together," Dietrich Bonhoeffer, at p. 11.
That quote reminds me of the one about all it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.
Whenever I come across that, I wonder if I'd step up or if I'd justify passing by.
My prayer of praise today: If it be Thy will for me to meet a situation requiring responsible action, thank you that I recognize it, that I recognize it as Yours to fix through me and for leading me into and through it with passive resistance, the way of Christ Jesus, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Chief Joseph.
I am grateful that I have no idea how to do that...and that I know better than to try to think of a way, because my mind is already trying to figure a way to win.
The will of God is not in winning or in losing...it is in showing forth peace for and from all.
Thank You.
No comments:
Post a Comment