Wednesday Reflection for Week 9

This process of writing this paper has continued to stretch me. It is easy for me to think in hypothetical terms, but it becomes much more of a challenge to reflect honestly on what I could actually do to help work towards transforming my neighborhood. It is so much simpler to sit back and accept the way things are and to assume that the responsibility for change rests on the shoulder of someone more capable than me. In doing so, I miss out on the refining process God might have had in store for me. By choosing the well-traveled route, the path of least resistance, I am doing myself a disservice and am giving my ideas precedence over God's.