History and Relationship & Justice and Unity

Yesterday in class one of the first things Jeremy said was, "History is indispensable to relationship."  I can't deny that I was a bit cynical toward the statement. I mean history is factual and boring but, relationship....relationship is beautiful, dynamic, stretching, makes memories and........wait....what?

Memories imply some type of historical background.  If we didn't have a history with someone we would never have a relationship with them.  If we did not have beautiful (and even rough moments) from the past we would have nothing to base our relationships off of.  So how much more of a relationship can we see within God and the memories He's made with the world?  His love, His judgment, compassion, strength, mercy...the list goes on forever.  I challenge us all to look into our pasts and even history recorded and let the times of pleasure and the times of growth to come flowing back.  For some, thinking this way is almost impossible because the hard times.  My challenge (as I was challenged myself) to you is to look back at those times and ask God where He was and how He moved. 

I wrote the first half earlier today and my heart is somewhere else now. 

Please watch this video.  Let it affect you; get angry, let your heart break, feel for these captive ones...

Now do something.  Anything. Just sharing with someone about the facts of what you've just watched can impact this horrible industry.  Research.  Anything that spreads the word.  Let's stand together, let's make a difference!