AM Psalm 72 PM Psalm 111, 113
2 Samuel 7:1-17
Titus 2:11-3:8a
Luke 1:39-56
I think that this year has been a time of conversion for many, as we hear scripture and the constant call for economic justice that pours forth from its pages. And maybe what we need to do next is focus on transformation of life as the new year dawns on us. How to live a life, occupied by God's passion for justice, seems to be the task to come.
From "Occupy Wall Street Meets Winter" by Yotam Marom, on ZSpace:
But
the season has changed. Autumn has ended and winter is upon us. We’ve
lost Liberty Square, and each day brings news from across the country
that another occupation has been evicted. Winter is here, and with it
the cold; but it’s more than that. Winter brings the sober understanding
that we won’t be in the headlines every day, that we need to be more
than a string of events or actions or press releases, more than an
endless meeting. Winter is the nagging truth that the next decade of
organizing must be more sustainable than the first months we spent in
the sun; that this is a struggle for the long-haul, that burn-out and
martyrdom are no good for anyone and no good for the cause. Winter tells
us to see our families and take a day off when we are sick, because the
movement has to be healthy if it’s going to last. Winter is here to
remind us that revolution is not an event but a process, and that social
transformation means not only harnessing a moment, but building a
movement.
Read the whole article here:
http://www.zcommunications.org/occupy-wall-street-meets-winter-by-yotam-marom
Yotam
Marom is a political organizer, educator, writer, and musician based in
New York. He has been active in the Occupy Wall Street Movement, and is
a member of the Organization for a Free Society. Yotam can be reached
at Yotam.marom@gmail.com.
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