Fully Alive in God

M. Campbell-Langdell+ All Santos, Oxnard (Is. 58:1-9a [9b-12]; S. 112: 1-9 [10]; 2 Cor. 2:1-12 [13-16]; Mat. 5:13-20) Jesús dijo: “Ustedes son la sal de este mundo.” (Mat. 5:13ª) En un día grande y lleno de promesa, en marzo de 1930, en la ciudad de Dandi, en India, Mohandas K. Gandhi y un grupo de sus seguidores iniciaron lo que llamaría la Marcha de la Sal, una caminata de 24 días y 240 millas, recorriendo la costa sur de la India. La idea de la marcha fue protestar el hecho de que el gobierno británico recaudaba impuestos en la producción de sal, uno de los elementos necesarios a la vida humana.  Gandhi and his followers nonviolently protested the Salt Tax because this was an element vital to human life that epitomized the oppression that India was feeling at that moment in history.  Gandhi no solo protestaba para mejorar su vida, sino también para mejorar las vidas de todos. Esta marcha atraía mucha atención en todo el mundo, no solo del movimiento por la indepen...

  M. Campbell-Langdell+ All Santos, Oxnard (Is. 58:1-9a [9b-12]; Ps. 112: 1-9 [10]; 2 Cor. 2:1-12 [13-16]; Mat. 5:13-20)   Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth.” (Matthew 5:13a) On a fateful day in March 1930, in the Indian city of Dandi, Mohandas K. Gandhi and a group began what became the Salt March, a twenty-four-day, 240-mile march down the coast of India. The idea of the march was to protest the fact that the British government levied a tax on salt production and, therefore, on salt, an element basic to human life. Gandhi and his followers nonviolently protested the tax they saw as unjust, not just to better the lives of a small group of people, but because this was crippling the poor of India. This march drew international attention not only to the cause of Indian independence but also set the bar high for future nonviolent actions against perceived injustices. Gandhi would be a mentor for many, including our own Martin Luther King, Jr. [1] Zoom back ...