Douglass Church - Douglass Blvd Christian Church

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash So, what does this overflow righteousness look like when it's communal rather than private? Private righteousness claims: I don't murder, I don't steal, I'm polite to others, I volunteer sometimes, I wash my hands after using the bathroom, I'm a good person. Overflow righteousness says: Our community redistributes resources so nobody goes hungry. We shelter people the state wants to cage, and absorb legal liability to protect the vulnerable. The budget reflects that we value other people’s survival over institutional preservation. We organize collectively to confront systems that grind people down. Pr