How might we, people of many nations and tribes be the threads to weave peace? How might we hear the drum call for strength and courage amid the cacophony of divisive rhetoric?

Active resistance means that while Jesus calls us to heal the sick and care for the poor, Christians are also called to stop the bleeding in the first place. 

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We’ve all been given a narrative about the past which has shaped our perception and engagement with the present, which ultimately impacts our future.

What can be encouraged, created, or built to keep alive the unified voices of empathy, tolerance, and compassion, so that our children and youth remember the past and are not condemned to repeat it?