When the Nazis came to get the Communists, I was silent, because I was not a Communist. When they came to get the Socialists, I was silent. When they came to get the Catholics, I was silent. When they came to get the Jews, I was silent. And when they came to get me, there was no one left to speak.
~ Martin Niemoller
The Sacred Braid
Helping Persons and Communities Weave Lives of Spiritual Depth.
In view of the current cultural and political climate I think this is an especially important quote. The kingdom must certainly be about how we live out our lives with each other.
Bob, I couldn’t agree more. – D
Yes. That is definitely the reminder all of us need in these days of dangerous hate speech-
This was in my email today, I think it fits the theme:
“If we have no peace it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Mother Teresa