There is no neutral ground in a world built on systems of harm. Action is required. Prayer, protest, resistance—these are not optional expressions of faith, but necessary acts of love. Following Jesus means refusing comfort when it comes at the cost of justice. Table-turning is part of our spiritual responsibility. There is no sacredness in silence when policies destroy the dignity of the poor, the incarcerated, the refugee. Faith cannot be reduced to private belief or passive hope. It must be active, public, and disruptive. Freedom is not something given; it is claimed through struggle. We cannot become so comfortable having a seat at the table that we refuse to flip it over when it becomes a tool of oppression. This is not someone else’s work. This is ours. And it is ongoing. We are here to act. We are here to be faithful.
May courage guide us to disrupt injustice
and faith empower us to act without compromise.
(inspired by Janelle Bruce, Should We Sit at the Table—or Turn it Over?)