Amazing Grace

I recommend the movie "Amazing Grace" that has just come out in theaters. Unfortunately, it may not be in a theater near you, but more likely in the closest city. This movie is about William Wilberforce who worked for a total of 46 years to ban the slave trade and slavery in Great Britain in the early 1800s. I liked the movie because it shows he is not just one man, but a part of a community who works for change. It also attempts to show the struggle he faced to continue in politics after becoming a Christian. I think God can use people in all types of positions. We are the body with many parts and I believe this includes the types of occupations we fulfill. It reminds me of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s quote "If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well." I think Wilberforce does work towards shalom within the vocation that he is equipped for and I think we should all strive for shalom through the gifting and skill set we've been given.
I would also recommend checking out the website www.amazingchange.com because we do not have to be apart of Wilberforce's time to help end slavery. There are currently 27 million people still in slavery in the world today. We can work to change this statistic.