Fighting Injustice With Art and FaithSample

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn lamented over those who perished in the Gulag. Though he won a Nobel Prize for literature, he humbly believed that those who were lost had even greater creative gifts than he did. One of the many reasons he mourned was because the world did not get to experience their God-given gifts.

Not only were lives lost, but according to him "a whole national literature remained there, cast into oblivion."

His act of remembrance highlights that when human lives are stolen, so too is the potential for their stories, their creativity, and their contributions to the world.

What a chilling and powerful thought! When injustice is inflicted on others, their stories can be silenced and lost. Their precious, God-given identity can be trampled upon.

Historical Highlight:

Solzhenitsyn's writings remind us of the value God gives to each life.

He used his art not just to testify, but to lament the loss of the beauty, the loss of truth and goodness and to remind us of what a blessing it is to have a voice that we can freely use.

Action Point:

Think of those who have been lost to injustice, whose stories remain untold. Take a moment of quiet reflection or prayer to remember them before the Lord.