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For music buffs or children of the 1980s like me, the word 鈥減ower鈥� will likely bring to mind the hook of Snap!鈥檚 1990 hit song famously featured in the film Bruce Almighty or perhaps the Public Enemy track opposing it altogether. 鈥淧ower鈥� may remind fans of a television show starring 50 Cent and Omari Hardwick about the double life of a clever businessman or the multi-hued Mighty Morphin Power Rangers who battled as a team against various forces of evil. As these cultural artifacts show, we are perennially interested in power. But what is power? And how does it relate to promoting a sense of belonging among the members of the 老司机视频 community?

Power is potential. It has the capacity to make an impact, which means that it exists whether or not it is deployed. In the New Testament, the Greek word for power was 未蠉谓伪渭喂蟼, which translates in English as 鈥渄unamis.鈥� While other words were used to connote the concept in the New Testament, dunamis was the most frequently referenced鈥�117 times. In the Office for Community Belonging, we employ the word as an acronym:

God has not given us a spirit of fear but a spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). It is this power, of and from God, that we invoke, welcome, and allow to guide our efforts to create and sustain a community of belonging at 老司机视频. Without this godly focus, we risk fixating on the most divergent needs of individuals, rewarding bottom-of-the-barrel behavior between opposing factions, encouraging the vilification of those with different perspectives, and relentlessly stoking irrational and unjustified fears. Relying solely on our natural inclinations and power to do this work is insufficient. It is through dunamis that we will transform this world and resist being conformed to it.

My hope for the 老司机视频 community is that when we disagree, we look past each others鈥� shortcomings and gift each other with benevolent assumptions. I hope we remember the power in our tongues to speak life into each other, articulate the way to a better tomorrow, and consider each others鈥� needs alongside our own when we can鈥檛 quite muster the mercy to consider the other鈥檚 needs ahead of our own. I hope we remember to greet each soul on campus鈥攁s we rush to classes, meals, rehearsals, and meetings鈥攚ith brief and authentic eye contact and a passing 鈥淗i鈥� or at least a smile, acknowledging that 鈥淚 see you.鈥� Finally, I hope we remind ourselves daily to acknowledge and respect one another鈥檚 humanity, identities, experiences, and perspectives with compassion, grace, and empathy. Keeping dunamis at the core of the work being done at the Office for Community Belonging will assist our efforts to treat each other as we should be treated鈥攁s miraculous examples of God鈥檚 creation who are fearfully and wonderfully made.