“the diversity of the issues that led women — and men — to take the streets on Jan. 21 was its greatest strength.—Heidi Schlumpf  That is called “creative tension.”  “We are not among those who draw back” from President Trump “and perish, but among those who have faith and will possess life” (Hebrews 10:39).  “The salvation of the just comes from the Lord” (Psalm 37:39a) and not from Soros or others manipulating rather than empowering human relationships.  “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land” diversity of issues seed “on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how” (Mark 4:26), except in this case political organizing is bringing the Women’s Marches into focus.  Liturgy of the Word, Reading 321, Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time, Year I.