“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”
~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thing is, we have to really be careful about who we hate. Because 10 times out of 10, it’s going to be somebody Jesus loves. And he has a way of taking it personally.
In the gospel of Luke, the prodigal son doesn't return home because of a renewed love for his father. He comes back home simply to survive because he ran out of money and is starving. And his father is perfectly fine with that.
Just come home. God just wants you home.
We can’t live the life of Jesus unless you embrace the lifestyle of Jesus.
Peacemaking. Praying. Sharing truth. Fasting. Standing against injustice. Eating with people far from God. Resting. Radical generosity. Reading the word. Walking in the Spirit.
There will not be an execution today.
Our brother Julius is alive to live another day!!!
Let us celebrate like crazy.
And tomorrow, let’s get back to organizing until we fully abolish the death penalty.
"It's the oldest story in the world. One day you're 17 and planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today, and that someday is yesterday. And this is your life."
Happy #OTHDay! You are loved. #18Years
Welcoming immigrants is not a Republican thing or a Democrat thing…
It’s a God thing.
It’s a love thing.
It’s a Jesus thing.
When we welcome the stranger, we welcome Christ.
This isn’t about Left and Right.
It’s about right and wrong.
One of the things the past few days has reinforced through videos and images is just how many children suffer because of the evil and incompetence of adults. I hate it so much.
It's too much to bear to think about it constantly, but we also can't afford to look away.
Going to bed thinking about @Simone_Biles saying, “We hope America still loves us.”
Goodness.
We more than love you. We adore you. We cherish you. We admire you. We feel for you. We are rooting for you.
Thanks for taking care of yourself. We all need that example.