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Dear Friends,
A few weeks ago, I preached a sermon about ‘the Journey’ of following Jesus as a way of describing how our relationships with God and one another change over time. Generosity is also a journey. It’s a practice that changes over time as we learn and nurture within our hearts. For many of us, it isn’t natural to give away what we have worked hard to acquire or donate our precious time without compensation. It takes something as radical as Love to inspire us to share our time, talent and treasure. This is a journey we make together, a Walk in Love.
Over the last few months, our weekly lectionary has traveled through the Gospel of Mark. In this walk with Jesus through the Gospel of Mark, we’ve been brought into a world turned radically upside down. The laws and customs that had been in place for centuries were challenged, power and dominion have been questioned, and a culture hemmed in from all sides by oppression and subjection desperately seeks a way forward.
As it turns out, it is not clever politics or force that cause the change in society, but the simplest concept of Love. Jesus causes a revolution of thought and heart by daring to reach out to the outcast and teach others to do the same. He walks in love with the marginalized, with the poor, with the sick, and brings us along with him on his journey.
The most miraculous gift of Love is that it was there within us all along, all we had to do was find it, tap into it, and begin growing it. And look what happened? We learned to share, to give, to volunteer, to accompany others, to feed, to pray, to visit, to strive for change.
This year as our Stewardship Campaign kicks off, we will be intentionally raising up stories of how we Walk in Love with each other in our congregation.
I invite you to share your stories of inspiration and connection with our shared ministry in this place and with each other.
I invite you to Walk in Love.
Blessings on the Journey!
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