30 November, 2025

Be courageous in acting to prevent harm

If you think someone is impacted by gender-based violence, it takes courage to say or do something, but one person’s actions can be the moment that someone’s life turns around for the better. 

One of the best-known stories in the bible is the story that Jesus told about the good Samaritan. In his story, others pass by someone who needs help, but a Samaritan person bucks the trend and stops and offers help. It’s easy to ‘go with the crowd’ and ignore the problem of DFV. It’s easy not to notice, not to know about it nor what to do about it. But Jesus taught that knowing, noticing and doing something is what it means to ‘love thy neighbour’ and that this compassion was equally as important as loving God. Read the story in Luke 10:25-37

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