Revival

Nice commentary on the Occupy movement from Pam Hogeweide.

Like many Christians, I have prayed and fasted for revival to come to America. I have cried out to God more times than I can count for a spirit of repentance to visit our land. I never imagined it would look this way. The revival of my prayers I imagined was behind the four walls of steepled buildings, packed pews of the contrite with heads hung low, weeping guilt-driven prayers for sins to be washed away. I did not envision grandmothers, baristas, hippies and hipsters taking to the city streets to decry the sins of the nation.

And:

Economic injustice and disparity is the prevailing theme of this movement. It’s not anti-government, nor anti-wealth. It is decidedly anti-greed and anti-injustice. Occupiers across America and beyond are calling for a time out from business as usual. This is the job description of prophets, those Old Testament figures that admonished the people to forsake their sins and return to a path of righteousness. The role of the prophet is to recalibrate a people, to set the captives free from lies and indulgence that have overrun the image of God each person bears.