10 Ways Your Church Can Take Solidarity Beyond Sympathy

What does it look like for churches to act faithfully in the current tumultuous political crisis? Prophetic witness and speaking up for justice matters; acting faithfully goes hand in hand with speaking faithfully. Whatever policy priorities churches focus on, they should always look to go deeper into solidarity with those in need in their communities — especially marginalized people who are in danger due to unjust government actions.

Solidarity isn’t affection. Solidarity is, instead, a recognition that our destinies are intertwined because of our common humanity. As Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in his 1963 “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” “We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”