Political Despair Is Not An Option with Paul Loeb

MP3 Download We must continue the journey in the face of burn-out and other political challenges. Our fates are tied together, and when elections don't turn out the way we'd like, we have a common responsibility not to give up our fight for a better world. The challenge is to work even harder in difficult times. Loeb says, "What we have to say is part of the challenge, and this is the core message of Soul of a Citizen, you act even in difficult times, and sometimes because of your actions, times change. Jim Wallis of Sojourners uses the phrase, 'Hope is believing in spite of the evidence and then watching the evidence change.' And I would argue that it is only by this kind of leap of faith, and practical on-the-ground action, where we reach out to other people, that cultures ever change. This is the task we have now. It is just more difficult, and our progress is probably going to be slower than it would have been, had we been taking up this mantle right after Obama was elected." Loeb