life. Oppressivt political systems exist be-cause there are men and women who are convinced that power is for self-aggran-dizement rather thnn for service. Change operational structures without chat,ging the attitudinal, and you will have a mere changing of the guard, a new set of oppres-sors in placc of the old. Try to change atti-tudinal structures without any attention to the operational and you will most likely discover that the socio-political environ-ment makes your efforts ineffective. There must be a concerted effort to bring about transformation of both attitudinal and operational structures.
Students have a golden opportunity to work consistently ci, a long-tern~ basis fox the transformation of the attitudinal struc-tures. I am not thinking largely in terms of private morality as it has for so lone been inculcated in you. lam thinking more
of the development of a social conscience a Christian conscience sensitive to its re-sponsibility not only for its own personal destiny but also for the collective future of the human community. It is a difficult but glorious mission. flow shall we respond to the call?
It is by now trite to point out that the original meaning of the word crisis (Greek:
Jerinein to decide) comprises not only threat or danger but also challenge or opportunity, a time for decision. You have asked inc to speak about "the Christian response to the present crisis 2' Darkness and uncertainty there surely are in these our times . . but also new horizons and the possibility of a brave vision and life-infusing decis,ons.
Let us make this a strong point in our prayers,
1. What are some changes structural change?
2. What ate some changes attitudin& change?
3. Why is praying for "attitudinal change" important to start an im-provement in the way of life of our people?
4. Why should attitudinal change form in each person?
5. What needs to be changed regarding ec
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