Here we seek to grow.
Here we seek to be courageous allies.
Here we seek to be open and affirming.
Here we seek to honor each other’s story.
Here we seek to welcome each other’s mistakes.
On this fourth Sunday of Eastertide, we continue our theme of Resurrection Stories. Household keys are the anchor image for this series.Our faith holds the “key to our own resurrection.” We are invited to name the things that have us “locked up” in our lives and to “unlock” our own resurrection – finding ways to live more fully and more free.
What is it like to literally not have a home, a place to lay your head at night? “Homeless” can also mean a sense of not feeling “at home,” lacking a feeling of belonging, feeling alone even in the midst of others. So many in this world are isolated. How can we find, and offer each other, “home” with the assurance of the presence of God and a beloved community? Today is Earth Sunday, and we remember that Earth is our only home, and a home we share with all of creation. God has entrusted us with the care of this home, and in gratitude, we care for it and give God our praise and thanksgiving.
Rise up in us and we will rise
From death into a newfound life:
From bondage freed, from harm released,
From illness healed, as one in peace.
When all is lost our hearts are warmed,
Our hope restored, our lives transformed.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Weekly Scripture – Luke 24:36-43 & John 14:18-28