I do not believe that there is ever a wrong time to do the right thing. In the world in which we live there are lots of chances to take an ethical shortcut. The pressure to get ahead, to fit in, to take the party line: we are always tempted by the partisan plan for success. And being honest does not always mean being popular. Speaking up, taking a position, sharing hope usually costs us something. The spiritual path is a sacrificial path. But in the end, we are not servants of the present moment, but stewards of an ancient and ongoing dream: a world at peace with itself in a time that has no ending.
~ Steven Charleston is a Native American elder, author, and retired Episcopal bishop of Alaska. Adjunct Professor of Native American Ministries at Saint Paul School of Theology OCU, Citizen of Choctaw Nation. https://stevencharleston.com/
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