Take Part

**Sit quietly, eyes closed and in silence for one minute before reading.**

    There are times when our hearts are heavy, burdened by sadness and a deep sense that things are not the way they are supposed to be. Our hearts are weighed down as the reality of sin, the reality of evil and the reality of pain fill the headlines. Even if these realities aren’t in the headlines we see them in our lives and in the lives of those we love.

    A heavy heart is a sign to us that things are not as they should be. And as our hearts are heavy so is even greater the heart of God. So tell him about your sadness, vent your anger at injustice, ask him if there is anything you are called to fight for. And if you are, fight well. We get to take part in the good in the world.

    So take part in the world. Take part because you follow a God who desires justice, peace and wholeness.

    Take part because you love as God loves, in grace and truth.

**Sit again in silence for as long as is available to you.**