Beloveds,
Just when you think it can’t get any…. Well, you know how the saying goes. My head is reeling from the news reports and the conversations I am having with firsthand experiences of the injustices going down over the last couple of days. It’s all I can do to not “lose my religion.”
Fortunately, I have had several collegial and local leadership Zoom calls with like-minded people who remember that we are called to care for one another. And, I have you. It leaves me with hope and resolve. We – all of us – have some big work ahead as the counter narrative of love to the White Christian Nationalist initiatives.
This week’s lectionary is Luke 6:17-26 – Jesus’ Sermon on the Plain (Luke’s Beatitudes). In addition to the “Blessed are you…”, Jesus also says “But woe to you who….” I invite you to review the text before Sunday’s reflection. Maybe you have some thoughts?
I look forward to seeing you Sunday at 10 am on 1130 Balclutha, Zoom, or Livestream. Invite a friend to join the love movement.
Blessed are you,
Rev. Michael
P.S. “Even if I can speak in all the tongues of earth—and those of the angels too—but do not have love, I am just a noisy gong, a clanging cymbal.” – 1 Corinthians 13:1
Be love. Act in love. Speak in love. Happy Valentine’s Day Eve.