This was a look at Fear of the Other. Connect with each other. Quite a bit of reference back to the music we sang this day. The reprise I used was a little play off an acronym of FEAR -- Face Everything and Rise with some words from Dr. King on moving from fear to knowing and meeting.
Question is "how often do we let our fear of the stranger drive us to not connect."
Some continuation of the previous week's theme of connectedness, but here the connectedness is getting past the dikes that hold us in our own flood of fear of the other. Dikes of courage (among other things) are needed (a quote i thought about using, but didn't.)
I am currently listening to Isaac Asimov Robots of Dawn and wonder how much of this might be helpful ... if you are not familiar with the book, do not worry. If you are, the conversation Daneel and Elijah in Chapter 2 is what I am thinking. Elijah has to see Robots differently on Aurora than on Earth. On Earth, they are an object of scorn and subservience. On Aurora (a fictitious planet) they are near equals, if not precisely equals. Elijah has to be taught this, as it does not come naturaly to him. Yes?
Quotes from Dr. King:
― Martin Luther King Jr.
Advent 1, 2018 -- Waiting Well
November 25, 2018 -- Christ the King!
November 11, 2018 -- Serving Means Letting Go
Enough -- Amy Gearhart Rocks It at Hilltop
Season of Pentecost - Job 39 -- God Speaks
Season of Pentecost - Job 23 -- The Impact of Bad Theology
United Methodist Women -- Scripture and Sermon
Season of Pentecost -- James -- Putting a Bow on James
Ministry Moment -- A Culture of Growth
My Remarks on the Week
Season of Pentecost - James -- Are you "All In"? Why Not?
Season of Pentecost -- James -- Our Words
Season of Pentecost -- James -- Avoiding the Stain of the World
Season of Pentecost - James -- Being and Becoming
What is the Church ... really?
Season of Pentecost - Ephesians -- Full Armor of God
Season of Pentecost - Ephesians 5 - Do not be triflingly employed
Season of Pentecost - Ephesians -- New Creation
Season of Pentecost -- Ephesians 4 -- Unity is not unanimity.
Season of Pentecost -- Ephesians 3 and a third rule for Leadership!
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