I am making a bold prediction here. Over the last few weeks I have heard the name William Wilberforce over and over and over. 2007 is going to be his year. And with good reason.
Wilberforce was a member of British parliment near the end of the 18th century. In 1784, a great change occured in his life. He became a Christian.
This great change influenced the way he lived and lit a new fire in his belly. Wilberforce set out to abolish slavery in all of the British Empire. It became his all consuming passion. He dedicated the rest of his life to this end. Friends were lost and enemies were made but he never gave up. For 34 years, he continued to push for an end to the “horrors of the slave trade.”
One month after he passed away, Parliment passed the Slavery Abolition Act, freeing all slaves within the Brish empire.
One man. One Faith. One Pursuit. Millions of lives changed.
Wlden Media will release Amazing Grace: The William Wilberforce Story next Spring. I hope you all get to see it.
In conjuction with the movie, you can sign an online petition that has as its aim to abolish slavery world wide. Click over there and sign it or download it and pass it around to those around you.
I wish that there were a few canidates out there that had these kinds of ideas. I would gladly vote for any man or woman that stood for something like justice and truth instead of just a donkey or an elephant.