The event today turned out to be peaceful with people having the opportunity to express their general frustrations in a safe and secure manner. The general sense that things are still not all that well is still there and a cursory glance at the newspapers of the day will vindicate that feeling. For me personally, I get the sense that there are attempts to manufacture a scenario or a set of scenarios based on a lot of one sided pronouncements and opinions presented as objective truths.
So, the "battle" isn't over yet. The need for intercession and direct action is still necessary. Direct action doesn't necessarily have to be in the realm of macro politics or confrontational attitudes. Small shifts in how we engage and interact with the people around us can make a big difference.
Overheard conversations in a coffee shop today where euphemisms like "黑皮" (black skin), "illegal immigrants" and blanket allusions that "some people have everything due to the colour of their skin" tells me that ingrained attitudes have yet to be challenged and deconstructed. A minor change in our vocabulary would help in reconstructing our worldview about other people and change the way we interact.
This would be one of the building blocks in working out a just peace for our nation. And while prayer is generally viewed as seeking divine intervention for external changes, I believe that it would also change us internally.
So keep remembering our nation and our shared humanity in prayer. As a Christian who believes that God actively intervenes in the history of humanity, I would say that while people may scheme and device machinations, ultimately it is people dancing in step with God's symphony, whether they are aware of it or not, that will ultimately sway the direction of affairs.
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Categories: Faith, Works
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