Here are some details about what we will be doing and some ideas for you to do throughout the day:
Look at this day as a break from your everyday, hectic schedule...
We will be taking a vow of silence for the day, quieting our mouths and minds, in order to reflect upon the global poverty situation that we face today. As we hold our tongues we will open our ears to hear the needs of the world and the tears God cries over the brokenness of this world. As we calm our hearts we will reflect on the causes and changes that must be made on both large and small scales. When we silence our words we will open our hearts in prayer to the God in control of change. We will raise awareness in the eyes of others and ourselves about the inequality of basic needs in our world.
On this day, take the opportunity to:
- PRAY, fervently and without ceasing
- FAST from food, TV, internet, music - try to keep yourself from things that will break your silent mindset
- WRITE Senators
- FIND imaginative ways to write on a plain white shirt, "We will take a vow of silence, to speak out against poverty" and write statistics, verses, and other quotes about poverty
- MEDITATE and practice Lectio Divina on Scripture that shows us God's heart on the matter of poverty and oppression
- READ about hunger issues in the US and around the globe (bread.org)
- PROVIDE the immediate needs of the homeless people in your area
- VOLUNTEER in your community at homeless shelters, soup kitchens, etc.
- GET CrEaTiVe!!! Find a way to express your passion against poverty in your community, nation and world
Churches
- Get your members involved! Help us get the word out about Christians internationally uniting together to express our passions against poverty
- Have a reflective, poverty, lament or social injustice based Sunday/Wed. service
Professors
- Be creative in planning a class period that would promote silence, solitude and reflection
- Question ways in which the topic of your class addresses or relates to poverty
- Have students bring their Bibles to class and practice Lectio Divina as a class
Those who will be working
- We understand many of you will be working. We request that you try to be reflective to the degree that you can (silence in grading papers,
- Wear the shirts to work!
Rest. Relax. Enjoy the silence!
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