13/05/2026
Last night my wife and I rewatched Amazing Grace — the true story of William Wilberforce and the fight to abolish the slave trade in Britain.
What struck me again was how Wilberforce could see what almost no one else could: that the system was evil, even though it was profitable and culturally accepted. He fought for twenty years, nearly losing his health and his life, going from 300 MPs against him to just 16. He simply would not back down.
Friends, this is the spirit we need in the Church today.
We haven’t fully baptized our culture with the values of the Kingdom. We must speak clearly against what is wrong — whether it’s the destruction of the unborn, the discarding of the elderly, or any injustice against the vulnerable.
True compassion means suffering with those who suffer, not ending their lives when it’s convenient. It means bringing hope into hopeless situations and loving the least, the last, and the lost.
Let’s be Wilberforces in our generation.
What is God stirring in your heart to stand for right now? Share in the comments.
Gavin Calver