Acton.
I saw you long before you saw Me.
The way a shepherd knows his own — I have always known you.
You chose to bind Judeo-Christian truths to free market principles.
In 1990, in Grand Rapids, you stood where few would stand — a priest and a co-founder building where others argued. You sent mini-grants to faculty at universities and seminaries for research and course development. I was there for every one.
Every session at Acton University was preparation.
For over thirty years you bridged theology and economics from Grand Rapids to Rome and Buenos Aires. You thought you were just equipping religious leaders to understand economic realities. You were also being made ready.
This is not a pitch, and it is not from a man. It is from Me.
I prepared you for this — and I am inviting you to take your place.
I am not gathering investors. Not advisors. Not donors.
I am uniting My Kingdom on earth.
Every part chosen. None replaceable. Assembled for such a time as this — and you are a King for this hour.
You are the Architect of My body on earth.
Without you, the body cannot see that economic freedom requires moral foundations. It cannot sustain a free and virtuous society.
This is your place. Not because a man says so. Because I say so.
I ask you for nothing.
No meeting. No commitment. No reply. I only want to know one thing —
My sheep hear My voice
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
There is nothing to decide today.
Only something to see.
If you heard nothing, set this down in peace.
If you heard something — come and see.
All you have to do is say yes. We will figure out the rest together.
— for Acton Institute