Those
of you who use Facebook have likely seen many people with a post that said “me
too”. This is a campaign to raise awareness for the amount of sexual assault
and harassment that woman as well as men have had to face.
Some
of you may have wondered what you can do about this issue, as I have for the
past week.
First
of all, remember what we said at the beginning of the service, the second great
commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” No one wants to be harassed or
assaulted, so to love your neighbor, make sure your and those around you aren’t
doing that.
The
next thing to do is to just talk about issues like sexual assault and
harassment, appropriately of course. These are hard issues to talk about, just
like it’s hard to talk about racial injustice and inequality. But when we talk
about these issues openly, we can learn how to be stewards to those who have or
are suffering from assault or harassment and we can insure that the generation
that follows us will be better, kinder, and more loving than we are. Because
that’s ultimately what we all want, for those who follow us to live in a better
world than we do now.