If we are sitting here waiting for justice to be served in all the loathsome and heinous crimes that have been perpetrated by those currently (and formerly) in perceived positions of power, we are wasting valuable time that could be spent getting on with the business of building the new world!  As the dying world is busy making jaw-dropping statements and filming ludicrous videos, instead of giving these our attention, we could be building the new world. As the dying system clings to its perceived power and control by proposing laws that further deprive us of our freedoms, instead of worrying about their smoke and mirrors, we should be busy building the new world.

Now is the perfect time to get busy building because:

1. They’re not paying attention to us anyway.
2. The current system does not need to fall before the new can rise up in its place.
3. The seeds of the new world are already among and within us.
4. The work has already begun – right in front of our noses – if we know how to see it.

(Case in point, if you haven’t seen the masterful way in which Stephen Colbert worked around newly instituted network rules to make his interview with Texas State Representative, James Talarico, please watch it here.)

Regarding the death throes of the institution, in the immortal words of songsmith, George Thorogood, “That don’t confront me.”  No longer is our work to witness in rapt attention, the dying world – its gasping, writhing, and wringing of hands. Our job is to let the dying world be, and as Jesus once said, “Let the dead bury the dead.”

Our work is done here. Instead, we are meant to build the new world. Step away from the distractions, including the search for justice, and get on with building. We need you. The world needs you.

How are you being called to help build the new world?