“Faith in God – and obedience to God, by taking action for what is right, is the only solution to evil. If you don’t live the things you claim to believe, you don’t really believe them at all.”
Quote from Eric Metaxas, New York Times best-selling author’s reply when asked if Bonhoeffer would have a message for people today. Metaxas is the author of the new book BONHOEFFER: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy.
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Luke 12:34 NIV) I have been told that you can learn a lot about a person by analyzing their checkbook. To extend this to our community, one could say that you can learn a lot about the Montgomery County Council by analyzing their proposed budget. Take for example the drastic cuts being proposed for Community Vision.
In his book “Community: The Structure of Belonging” Peter Block asks many interesting questions such as: “How invested and participative do you plan to be? What are your doubts and reservations? What forgiveness are you withholding? What price are you willing to pay? What declaration of possibility can you make that has the power to transform the community and inspire you?”
As the old adage says, “Actions speak louder than words.” What action for what is right have you taken recently? What have you been thinking about and not taken action on?
David Robert Lambert 
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