It is a new day, finding our way forward in the midst of a global pandemic. Healing and wholeness can come through our friends, doctors, nurses. Sometimes healing and wholeness can come through a listening ear, without judgement. We cannot experience wholeness without our healing being extended to the most marginalized among us.
Read MoreYou are a child of God! Once we feel deeply the truth of that fact, our words and actions will be reflected in our relationships.
Read MoreThe heart of our celebration—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Blind Bartimaeus sits by the roadside crying out for his liberty and happiness. Jesus sees and hears a beloved child of God in pain and agony. In this Independence Day weekend 2020, we hear the cries of African Americans who seek freedom, wholeness, and happiness. This is the moment to listen and live like Jesus lived.
Read MoreMaranatha means “Our Lord Comes!” It was used in the early church to greet one another. When they arrived, they said, “Maranatha!” and when they left they said, “Maranatha!” Will we recognize Jesus when he comes? What if Jesus comes as a blind man? What if Jesus comes as a beggar? Will we reach out in love as God expects of us? As Pastor Gus departs, his word for us is, “Maranatha!”
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