Summary: Kerry Walters reflects on how small acts of decency can challenge tyranny, using the story of two midwives, Shifrah and Puah, who defied Pharaoh’s orders to kill male infants. Their courage and moral conviction demonstrate that individuals can resist evil, even when facing powerful rulers. The author encourages us to follow their example in standing up against tyranny today.
But it attests to the splendid moral truth that from ancient times onward, people of good will resisted tyranny in small but essential ways. Others obeyed out of fear, delusion, or cruel delight. But some, like Shifrah and Puah, quietly and effectively said “no.” (View Highlight)