Communication: the key to clean up

Detroit would be renewed, if it were only a matter of wanting it.  There are tens of thousands of earnest souls that would like nothing better than the rebirth of the city.  But change is not about desire; it’s about administration.  A united attempt at change is lacking at the moment.

Where would such unity come from?  The mayor’s office?  The church pulpits?  The neighborhoods?

According to Scripture, unity is found in Christ.  This means, first and foremost, loving one another in our daily lives.  But. as city dwellers, it also means committing ourselves to groups and organizations that are not perfect, groups and organizations that often seem to waste our time.  The key here is that we cannot be selfish.  There cannot and will not be a capitalist, invisible-hand solution to Detroit’s problems, because our problems are not economic in origin.  Their origin is in violence and fear, and we have been taught that perfect love turns the other cheek to violence, that perfect love casts out fear.

This blog is expressing my desire to communicate.  If we avail ourselves of the Spirit, the Lord will unite those who desire to renew this city in His Name, and we will overcome.

~ by Daniel on June 13, 2009.