The mission of God’s people has always been for the blessing of the nations. This was the promise made to Abraham, it was the covenant to the nation of Israel, it was the vocation of Jesus, and it remains the purpose of the church. Standing passively, with arms hanging by our sides, is a posture that represents our failure to understand and embrace our calling as the people of God. We are to point forward, looking ahead to the day when God will redeem all things, and moving in our unique contexts with our unique gifts to see God’s will done on earth as it is in heaven.