19-0120 Beloved Community

On this Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr weekend, we hear his sacred words again. Along with our scripture texts, worshippers read a variety of quotes from MLK talking about the Beloved Community. This is the dream that is rooted in the messages of Jesus. It is the message of non-violence that seeks to fight injustice while making friends of our opponents. It is the only way out of our spiraling cycle of violence and hatred. Besides the links to the reading below, find the link to an article published this week in the Colville paper, that I wrote, about Community. Sacred Texts: Acts 11:1-18, MLK Quotes (audio) https://www.dropbox.com/s/b42g1zee7ozdr71/19-0120%20Acts%2011%201-18%20MLK%20Quotes%20Beloved%20Community.mp3?dl=0 (text of Acts)https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+11%3A1-18&version=NRSV (text MLK Quotes) https://www.dropbox.com/s/8w3m1vu5x9m1v3b/19-0120%20MLK%20Quotes%20on%20Beloved%20Community.docx?dl=0 My newspaper article on Community as Spiritual Practice https://www.dropbox.com/s/5la99gqdab9ojok/19-0109%20Community%20as%20Spiritual%20Thing.docx?dl=0