As we prepare to brace for impact and then move forward in the next several years, I pray we can begin to develop a more concerted movement. A concerted movement as opposed to individual groups and organizations doing a variety of things is preferable and will have more impact. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the adjective “concerted” as meaning “arranged by mutual agreement; agreed upon, pre-arranged; planned, contrived; done in concert.” Let’s meet, talk, plan and then do.
- As suggestions, I believe we need at least:
- An Active front
- A Peaceful Protest front
- A Political front
- A Relationship Building front
- An Education front
No one front is more valuable or necessary than the other but collectively will yield a truly transformed society not merely just outward changes. A truly transformed society will benefit everyone and our country will thrive and grow.
If you’re not involved in any of these fronts, I suggest you:
- Figure out what fits best with your personality, skills and status
- Know it will be challenging no matter which one you choose
- Get off the sidelines, quit just praying and do the work you feel called to perform
Figure out what fits – Pray about it. Also, you will want to consult with those who know you personally and professionally. They can help you assess personality, skills and especially status. We often undervalue our status in relation to our ability to influence others and connect with others.
Know it will be challenging – We are not just talking about making things better, we are talking about transformation. Transformation is a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance. The processes for this to occur will necessarily be challenging and depending upon your previous experiences, the challenges will increase or decrease. You will want to surround yourself with a support system that will be encouraging, sympathetic, affirming and relentless in not allowing you to quit.
Get off the sidelines – Too many people (in particular religious people) hide behind their religious veil rather than being and doing. I am not saying that we don’t need people to be in prayer. We need more people earnestly praying now more than ever. However, your prayer needs to be coupled with work. Faith in action or as the title of a book suggests – Faith is a Verb[1] – is required. Pray about where you fit, who you fit with (which organization) and then start the work.
Visible Unity, Inc. (the organization I started) does relationship building and just a little bit of education. Contact me if this is where you fit. If you just want direction, support or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I am trying to connect with other organizations in the Dallas area working on a variety of these fronts. I am already connected with several but any names of organizations, groups or churches you know of would be great.
Blessings
Pam
[1]Stokes, Kenneth, 1989
Pam Y. Fields 
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