08-28-23

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS
August 28, 2023
Prayer for the Week: Why is it that hate-filled violence continues to be present in our society? Why is it that one person detests someone or some group to the point that killing appears to be the only answer? Some try to blame you, God, or suggest it’s just the way things are. Yet I look to the stories of faith, and I see how prophets, teachers, and Jesus himself stood in the tension as they sought to bring healing, reconciliation, justice, and hope to communities and nations. Their convictions drove them to sacrifice and face danger, never being dissuaded from the belief that even a small group of people could change the world. May such a belief dwell within us so deeply that we too are willing to do whatever is necessary to bring real and lasting change to your hurting and broken world. Amen.