Activist? Who, me?

I graduated from a conservative Christian high school and entering university, I would never have imagined that one day 3 years down the road, I would be sitting at a conference on Leadership in Activism. I only signed up because I felt it relevant to my job as an Intergroup Facilitator, but once I sat down, I was immediately captivated by all the speakers and the issues they were raising. We had phenomenal speakers from Sgt. Debbie Bodkin who spent months in Darfur chronicling stories directly from the genocide victims to Major Brent Beardsley who was part of a group who foresaw the Rwandan genocide. We also had speakers on Canada's health care system, multiculturalism, and poverty. I wish I had invited friends to come with me, especially people from fellowship. The work that needs to be done is so great that I can only attempt at these issues by prayer. It is wonderful to serve a great and mighty God who can make things better, but we must rise up in prayer and action together.

Among other ideas, the main point I've come to realize is that if anything is worth doing, it is worth working hard for. It's easy to live a life of passivity by ignoring what's happening in the world around us; but as our pastor spoke this morning on Philippians 2:1-11, we must be living with "eyes wide open." It is our responsibility to look not only to our own interests, but also to the interests of others. Living in Canada is a privilege, and with privilege comes responsibility (Ever After, anyone?).

Now the question is: what is my next step? How can I prepare myself to serve the world best with the gifts God has given me?