Friday, April 28, 2006
"Let love be heard."
From as essay entitled An Image of History by Chris Kargel on Burnside Writer's Collective:
"On April 29th, in almost every major city around the United States, we will have the opportunity to show the world that people still act on struggles worth standing up for, that the violence against the children of northern Uganda needs to end, and that Christians can still lead lives focused on love.
As discussed in the previous issue of this publication, the children of northern Uganda have been assaulted for years by rebel forces, the Lord’s Resistance Army, and ripped from their homes. Once abducted, they are forced to participate in the civil war—either as child soldiers, servants, or wives of soldiers. To avoid this fate, they walk miles every night to sleep in the relative safety of parking lots, hospitals, and any available area, earning the name 'night commuters.'"
"As I imagine each of the near 130 cities packed with people of all ages, disciplines, and lifestyles, I see a picture like those captured in history books, proclaiming the power of a small group crying out for proper treatment of others. In this picture I see Christians doing what is right - simply for the sake of its righteousness and justice. And I see myself, proud to be living the action and not reading about it later, standing tall with the hope in our ability to change the world." ¶ 4/28/2006 08:07:00 PM
"On April 29th, in almost every major city around the United States, we will have the opportunity to show the world that people still act on struggles worth standing up for, that the violence against the children of northern Uganda needs to end, and that Christians can still lead lives focused on love.
As discussed in the previous issue of this publication, the children of northern Uganda have been assaulted for years by rebel forces, the Lord’s Resistance Army, and ripped from their homes. Once abducted, they are forced to participate in the civil war—either as child soldiers, servants, or wives of soldiers. To avoid this fate, they walk miles every night to sleep in the relative safety of parking lots, hospitals, and any available area, earning the name 'night commuters.'"
"As I imagine each of the near 130 cities packed with people of all ages, disciplines, and lifestyles, I see a picture like those captured in history books, proclaiming the power of a small group crying out for proper treatment of others. In this picture I see Christians doing what is right - simply for the sake of its righteousness and justice. And I see myself, proud to be living the action and not reading about it later, standing tall with the hope in our ability to change the world." ¶ 4/28/2006 08:07:00 PM
