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Dear St. Lukers,
This Sunday in worship, we will be continuing in our series Love Boldly, as we look at the first of John Wesley’s three General Rules for Methodists: First, do no harm.
In the wake of the violence yesterday on two different school campuses, including at least two people dead at the time of this writing, and the violence two weeks ago at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota, this is an apt reminder of who we are called to be as disciples and as Methodists, and particularly as St. Lukers, who center ourselves in Christ’s love in all we do.
In times when we find ourselves pitted against one another, drawn into political and social shouting matches on social media and through news outlets, it’s days like yesterday that, we hope, require us to pause and remember who we are.
There is never a reason for violence, regardless of our disagreements, regardless of our division, and even regardless of the harm that may have been done to us. Because our call is to first, do no harm ourselves. Violence of any kind, toward any child of God, is never acceptable. And we must not only stop the physical violence...
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