He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Conservatives stress the first, revolutionaries the second, reformers the third.
The Christian is expected to hold together all three. Individuals feel helpless to change anything about the huge power structures of our time. So often we not only do nothing but try to avoid thinking about the problems. Call it what you will, it is real. The spiritual task is to unmask this idolatry and recall the powers to their created purposes in the world.