Accept.

It was Friday, May 5th. I attended the For King and Country concert, in hope for anything, some salvation, from humanity, from God.

And that was when Luke stood up, and told us this: “Death has lost its sting.”

That hit me. Something already awe inspiring had become much more. I went into that concert tired, groggy and down. Looking for help. And it was there, crying out to God, where I realized the lesson to be learned was to have my faith in humanity restored at last.

Amazing grace… how sweet the sound… the crowd sang in absolute darkness. Even the woman a few chairs away, disabled and nearly a mute, reached out, with her trembling voice, and shaky hands. A hymn of hums, a song of heavenly compassion, kindness, a mutual understanding of God’s presence and hope and faith, all in a lullaby.

We are stronger. Love is stronger. No matter how many bombs descend from the skies, how many cities are destroyed, how many bullets lay upon the ground; it cannot kill love.  Do you realize we have already won? Every act of love, defeats 2 acts of animosity. We are not silenced, not even if our vocal chords are ripped from our bodies. This world is cruel, it was not meant to be this way. We lose hope, we kill ourselves hoping to find peace. We have let our natural instinct become a monster; to destroy.

But you know what?

It doesn’t start with 1 million people.

It doesn’t start with a crowd of 10 people.

It. Starts. With. You.

One person, one person at a time. Never leaving anyone, man, woman, child, out of the equation. We can change the world, if we will to. There is a reason you are born unto this world, and it is not to mope under your office desk or cry to the Heavens above. Think of it this way: if you don’t do it, who will? One single number can change the game entirely. One single vote can determine who wins the presidency, even. Your voice matters. So I dare you to use it, and use it for good. You are the domino effect, your actions influenced and created so many things already. Do not be afraid to look back upon them.

All it takes, is for you to accept the challenge.