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#disruption

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EpiscoGrrl

Today is a study of contrasts. #TheDisciplesWay is reflecting on #disruption (Mark 11:15-18a) while #ForwardDaybyDay reflects on #rest & the Sabbath (Hebrews 4:8). There are so many things in the world today that distract us from our #faith & the #WayofLove It’s easy to lose sight of what we are called to do & be by God. Both of these reflections remind us that we regularly need take a step back, to rest & refocus our attention on God. It sounds simple. Sometimes it is. Often, however, resting is complicated as we navigate the many things (jobs, family, media, etc.) vying for our attention. Stepping away (a news or social media fast, vacation, just going for a walk) can feel incredibly, frighteningly, overwhelmingly disruptive to our daily lives. And yet, that is what God asks us to do. Importantly, we are told to rest regularly. Perhaps, if we did, it would seem less disruptive…or maybe it would be more disruptive. Today is a study of contrasts. Or is it?

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EpiscoGrrl

As my bio states, I am not a fan of the status quo so today’s reflection in #TheDisciplesWay hits home for me. The verse (Mark 3:1-5) talks about Jesus’ healing/performing miracles on the Sabbath. Like many contemporary (& possibly Christian) readers, I wonder why any #healing is controversial. The author (Anna Olsen) points out that the act of (nonemergency) healing disrupts the status quo. Jesus, however, isn’t being disruptive just for disruption’s sake. He is demonstrating an important lesson: #kindness (love) is more important than anything. Shouldn’t kindness always be permissible? Shouldn’t we always choose to be & do what is kind over adhering to social/religious norms (or even the law)? Unfortunately, #disruption often manifests today as harm, not kindness. We want to smash things not heal them. We are acting out of hurt & fear, not kindness, empathy, or love. We read these verses as permission to be disruptive without understanding the heart of the teaching. Be kind. Always.

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The 🇨🇦 Resistance

#Resist

If armed #Resistance isn't your thing, try sabotage. Consider all the ways that could #inconvenience, #frustrate, and #deter the #occupiers - check this account's post history for links to the #CIA 's guide to Simple #Sabotage for actions that are low-risk, easy to perform, and carry minimal consequences if you can feign innocence, ignorance, or good intent.

Use your creativity to cause #disruption and then blame the occupiers for their failures, to turn the populace against them.

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Finns End

This is what "disruption" looks like:

"The disruption also impacts our ability to understand what’s coming at us – which can be difficult to see when authoritarians work hard to obscure their efforts in secrecy."

J. K. Glenn, Senior Director International Forum for Democratic Studies at the National Endowment for Democracy.

snyder.substack.com/p/what-dem

Thinking about... · What Democracy BringsBy Timothy Snyder
#democracy#Authoritarianism#disruption
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