Chapter Two

You’ve probably heard the expression “keep up or get left behind”. Realizing that all is not right in the familiar and comfortable systems around us, it may seem like the only choice is to forge ahead, leaving everyone else behind. But that can damage not only our relationships, but the very cause that we’re wanting to champion, ostracizing the very community that we’re trying to positively change. So, what if there was another way? What if the God of unity, embodied by Jesus, the Prince of Peace, was calling us to the hard work of not only keeping up with his way of growing justice, but making sure that no one was left behind?