A Different World

" I am sure that there can be a different world than the one we have,

a world that depends on us to build."

* Father A. Zanotelli mccj

Most of us oscillate between two forms of surrender: cynical acceptance ("this is just how things are") or passive dreaming ("someone should do something").

Fr Zanotelli rejects both. In this quote, he places responsibility exactly where it belongs—on us, and in doing so, grants us extraordinary power. Lord, make us builders of the world we long to see.