Standing up for the marginalized, the poor, the prisoner, and the refugee will undoubtedly be viewed as resistance to those who believe peace will come by subduing a perceived enemy by suppression and violence.
However, violence and suppression will never bring about peace.
Speaking out for a fellow human being, standing up for a soul that has been crushed by pain for simply being different from what is deemed as acceptable,
are actions that are about ushering in peace.
are actions that are about ushering in peace.
And yet, in the midst of protestations, we must love those who disagree with us as much as we love those who are being ostracized.
If we are not a people who can forgive one another, we are not a people who can extend peace to one another.
Love will always proceed forgiveness, just as peace will follow forgiveness.
No matter where we stand, humility will always be a strength, not a weakness.
Live and love boldly, yet never without humility.
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