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.
Narrative Lectionary -- Lord, your servant is Listening!
Narrative Lectionary -- You are Commissioned! (Includes the Ministry Moment)
Stewardship Reflection #2
Stewardship Reflection #1
Narrative Lectionary -- God Provides in the Wilderness
Narrative Lectionary -- Called by God
Narrative Lectionary -- Called with Blessing in Mind!
Narrative Lectionary -- In Remembering, We Make a Faith Statement ...
Communion Sunday -- September 3, 2017
Practice Makes Perfect
August 20, 2017: No One Like Jesus
August 13, 2017: Seeing Like Jesus, Loving Like Jesus
August 6, 2017, The Power of Our Story, The Power of Our Meal
July 30, 2017: Fear Factor
July 23, 2017, Luke 15, Part IV, Our Prodigal Father
July 16, 2017, Luke 15 Part III, Jesus Sees Where You Are
July 9, 2017, Luke 15 Part II, The Parable of the Lost Coin
July 2, 2017: Luke 15 Part I, The Parable of the Lost Sheep
June 25, 2017: Where are We?
July 11, 2017: Connected to Our Power Source
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