If all are made in God’s image,
If all human beings rightly belong to God,
If God is love,
If we can see love most clearly and powerfully in God’s own Self-Giving in the Person of Jesus,
If Jesus has called us to follow Jesus on Jesus’ path,
If Jesus makes the way clear, removes the obstacles, goes before us, and has our back as we walk with him—
If Jesus came to set captives free, whatever the captivity, whomever and however it holds,
Then …
the 36 million slaves in our world must be set free!
Every one of them is like brother or sister, son or daughter, or grandchildren.
All who sell them, all who buy them, and all who support these unholy industries—whether actively or passively—participate in crimes against humanity,
and against divinity.
Jesus …
who is the image of God,
who calls us to our home in God,
who embodies and express love like no other,
who would rather die than suffer the slavery to go on, (and did!)—
Jesus …
calls us to follow on Jesus’ path,
makes the way clear,
removes the obstacles,
goes before us, and
has our back as we walk with him.
Jesus …
calls us to follow,
to set captives free,
to do something,
with others,
for others,
for brother- and sister-captives, for daugher- and son-captives, for all of them.
Jesus …
calls us by name,
“Follow me! Let’s set them free!”
We can affirm our calling, our willingness, and our resolve together with others on “Freedom Sunday.”
See https://fmcusa.org/freedomsunday/
We can join with multitudes of others this summer at “The Freedom Summit.”