A Norvell Note for January 11, 2021
Vol. 23 No. 02
So Much I Don’t Want to Say
Because of last week (the last several weeks, the previous year, the last several years), I find myself struggling for the right words because there are so many things I don’t want to say.
I don’t want to say what we have seen and experienced is unprecedented because the word’s use is unprecedented, and it is unprecedented how tired I am of hearing it.
I don’t want to say how disturbed I was when I heard the President of the United States of America encourage the rally participants to “show strength” and “fight” shortly before they stormed the U.S. Capital building resulting in five deaths, destruction, fear, and chaos.
I don’t want to say that it is frustrating when elected officials to flip-flop their positions based solely on which way the political breeze may be blowing to satisfy their political ambitions.
I don’t want to say that I am disappointed in our nation’s evangelical Christian leaders for what appears to be a lack of action against some of these matters, and in some cases, the perpetuation of the problems. But I am.
I don’t want to say that I am deeply troubled by the on-going racial inequalities in our nation and world. And in some ways, disheartened by my lack of action.
I don’t want to say that knowing over 40,000 people will probably die today makes me feel helpless. But it does. And it grieves me terribly.
I don’t want to say that I am ashamed that I have not been more pro-active in addressing some of these problems. But I am.
I don’t want to say that I realize that some of you will say that this is too little too late or accuse me of jumping on the bandwagon and that some of you will send me a note canceling your subscription, but you may. But you may.
I don’t want to say that we can do better because that has become an overused and often empty expression of inaction, but surely, we can do better. Indeed, I can do better.
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