What Can I Do….?
….to follow Jesus’words,
so that God’s will
will be done on earth.
Find best sources of information about what is currently happening in our country, so that, by knowing the truth, you will be free to act in accordance with Jesus’ will, versus inadvertently supporting those who are trampling His will.
Reread the gospels, so that what Jesus says is top of mind.
“Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.”
Add your God-given power, in the form of voting, service, and/or other actions, to the collective efforts of those wanting to serve Jesus by implementing His words in defending and responding to the needs of those He cares about.
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
“Inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me.”
Don’t be taken in! Jesus warned us about wolves in sheep’s clothing: leaders who claim to be righteous or to exercise religious authority, but in fact are deceiving others and leading them away from Jesus’ actual words and will.
“Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing.”
Take Inspiration from other Christians!
Many have had the Courage to Make a Difference!
Use your vote! Remember, Christians are powerful. Our current administration is in power because of the votes of Christians. The November 2026 mid-term elections will provide an opportunity for Christians to use their votes to address the anti-Christian activities of the current administration.
Protest is another avenue of action, as evidenced by these Christians gathering outside of the Florida detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
Click here to see a beautiful documentary about a Christian community’s quiet and courageous response to deportations during World War II. This outstanding film by Pierre Sauvage can currently be streamed for free.
Quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor and theologian executed in 1945 for his resistance to the wrongs committed by the Nazi government of Germany before and during World War II:
“Silence in the face of evil is evil itself.”
“If I sit next to a madman as he drives a car into a group of innocent bystanders, I can’t, as a Christian, simply wait for the catastrophe, then comfort the wounded and bury the dead. I must try to wrestle the steering wheel out of the hands of the driver.”
“Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”
“We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel itself.”