The blog, a voice for the voiceless?

A recent post by The Living Room has gotten me thinking about the nature of a blog as a voice. Recently, my thought for the day was something like, "The greatest and worst thing about the internet is that anyone can say anything they want."

You see one of the remarkable things about blogging is that it gives ordinary people a voice that they might not have had previously. On a personal level this is true - when I started blogging my network was very local and quite limited in number. Blogging has opened this up considerably - I've 'met' people world wide who are doing and thinking about very similar things to me. It has given me opportunity not only to learn from them but also to contribute - to have my say in the emerging conversation. -The Living Room

My blog is rather small. If you are reading this and you didn't meet me before you visited my blog, I am very surprised. But, this blog is a part of my voice. The conversations that I have with my friends, and with other people at church; these things are a part of my voice. As a Christian, I am called to use my voice to speak for those without a voice, to speak for "the least of these."

The point is this: you don't need a blog to have a voice. Your voice is heard by all of the people you meet on a daily basis. Use your voice to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.
(You know, Jenni is right, sometimes these posts really do sound like sermons.)