Climate Action: Joy, a Hallmark of The Climate Movement

Olympian Fields of Action #18

We have come to the end of this sub-series on our sixth characteristic and Movement-building goal of the Climate Movement, being together enough.

I’m not going to wrap things up in a long summation. I just want to say a final word. When we come together — united by our goals, during our continual stream of action events, and by meeting regularly — our passion, our depth, our creativity, our love, can bring about something that must be a hallmark of the Climate Movement: joy.

There is joy in joining with others and making a difference in the greatest cause of our time.

There is joy in living in and living out our Movement Values.

There is joy in helping to bring about justice — stopping bad stuff, setting wrong right, and making things better.

There is joy in using our talents and all we are to create a better world, both now and for today’s children and subsequent generations.

There is joy in living in and living out our love and experiencing the love of others.

There is joy in answering the call, knowing that for a time such as this you were faithful, we were faithful together.

When we are together enough, there is joy.

And when we have such joy, this joy, it is impossible not to have hope. Together, we are the hope as we make the impossible possible and the possible actual and the actual beautiful, our world more just, and our future come faster. When we make hope happen there is joy. And in the joy there is hope.

Climate consequences are drenched in fear, anger, despair, and sadness. We know this only too well, because we do not shrink from climate reality.

But as the psalmist said:

“Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning” (Ps. 30:5b, KJV).

And Emily Dickinson adds:

“Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.”

When we are together enough, powered by love, seeking justice, working to create a better future for those we love, we open every door, our new days dawn — and with them cometh joy.

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