In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus says, “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” It is a call to active compassion—a reminder that our faith is measured by how we treat the most vulnerable among us.

We can recognize our privilege in order to reflect soberly on those who have been pushed to the margins. In recent months, our social order has been jolted. Privileged white men have risen even higher in a shaken hierarchy, while many others have slipped further down.

Same-sex couples—those joyfully married and those longing to be—are unsettled as Christian Nationalists within Project 2025 openly contemplate dismantling their legal rights.

The sick, the hungry, and the poor are being brought to their knees by the disruption of the Affordable Care Act and the SNAP program by an Adminstration that thinks of empathy as weakness.

Latino communities no longer feel safe walking down the street, going to work, or even relaxing at home. They are being hunted—regardless of immigration or citizenship status—simply because of how they look.

Muslim families in America, long scapegoated by white Christian Nationalists, face renewed hostility and the threat of violence for their faith—despite the Constitution’s clear protections.

Women are treated with open contempt by this Administration. Their bodily autonomy has been stripped away, and their efforts to build secure lives are mocked and undermined.

People with dark skin are losing their jobs because this Administration refuses to believe they earned their positions on merit.

And the false claim that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion harm society has been amplified by the Project 2025 Administration. In truth, when those with privilege commit to equality, resist oppression, and work to become anti-racist, anti-sexist, and anti-homophobic, we all flourish. A more just nation enriches everyone.

The Measure of a Nation Is How It Treats Its Most Vulnerable.