Category: Speak up
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as long as it takes
can you feel it the air is heavy frustration is palpable words float in the air the song of justice will not be silenced pain seeps into lungs into breath into words injustice has legs and will march as long as it takes this righteous anger is not new chains still exist free? is the …
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She doesn’t mind
She prays, she studies, she writes. She steps into what she is made for. She leads others to pursue the heart of God. There may be some who think she should not speak, that she should go home, but she doesn’t mind. Let them talk. She doesn’t answer to them. She advocates, she speaks, she…
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In the wrong
The greatest gift we can give someone is inviting them to be fully themselves with us and then cheering them on as they pursue all they are meant for. We don’t all receive this gift. And this is why: We withhold permission from others to step into all that they are made for because it…
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The song of humanity.
The trees, the dolphins, and the mountains call to me and demand to be seen. I can’t look away. The bird’s song, the breeze, tickling the trees, the way a flower grows from a teeny seed. I can’t look away. I see their creator in them. His design, his joy, his creativity is in the…
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Be loud.
A friend shared that there are voices in her life that are discouraging. She told me that my voice is an encouragement to her. I kind of jokingly said, “I will keep being loud!” And she replied, “Yes. Be loud.” Who needs you to Be Loud? Someone does. Or a group of people do. And…
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Speak for maximum impact.
Some things just need to be said. They don’t need rehearsed – there’s no time for that. If the passion is now – the time is now. So often the space when something needs to be said is a small gap in time – and once it has passed the opportunity for maximum impact has…
