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Beyond moral outrage to moral courage
A friend of mine struggled for years as a victim of sexual abuse. When I found out, I did everything I knew to help her. She was soon safe and on the road to recovery, and I found I wanted to help others struggling with the same issue. So I got involved with a number of organizations standing up to this type of abuse.
My actions were fueled by moral outrage. But harboring outrage was exhausting, even as it seemed to reinforce the harsh reality of the evil I wanted to help bring to an end. As I turned wholeheartedly to God in prayer, I felt a shift from a fearful and angry focus on injustice to an earnest focus on the supreme power of God, the source of all good. This made a huge difference. I began acting from selfless moral courage instead of self-righteous moral outrage.

July 26, 2021 issue
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Beyond moral outrage to moral courage
Kim Crooks Korinek
Keeping Watch
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What is real?
John Biggs
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Reversing what the senses tell us
Patricia Duke
How I found Christian Science
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“I just kept learning about God”
Mary Ann Cahill
Poetry
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While I was listening . . .
Chris Johnson
Kids
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Let’s go up the mountain
Annette Dutenhoffer
Healings
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Grief healed, peace restored
Emmanuel Tekila
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Prayer heals pain and swelling
Stafford Wilson
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Horse healed of colic
Stephen Bischoff
Bible Lens
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Love
July 26–August 1, 2021
From our readers
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Letters & Conversations
Doni Hubbard, Judith Lindsey, Barbara DeNisi