Where is the love?

When our neighbors live on the street wandering from place to place…
where is the love?

When powerful men use their power for sexual favors…
where is the love?

When our neighbors turn to narcotics because life holds so little hope for them…
where is the love?

When medical care is neglected because it just costs too much…
where is the love?

When shooters come into churches and gun down worshipers…
where is the love?

When Jesus speaks truth to power, loves fully, and is crucified for it…
where is the love?

Holy One, We don’t understand! It makes no sense! God who dreams of loving community for all humanity, help us to understand! Move us in this hour to do our part to heal our culture and bring your kin_dom to earth. Amen. 

Tim is a runner, a hiker, a devoted husband, a father of two adult children, and their spouses, and a grandfather of four perfect children. A former early childhood educator, Tim is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He has served as pastor of both Disciples and United Church of Christ congregations. As we enter what we hope is the final phase of the pandemic, Tim is beginning a journey of rediscovering himself and discerning next steps. He writes from his home in Albany, Oregon and wherever the Spirit lures him.

Posted in After a Tragedy, Amos, Amos 5, Call to Worship, narrative lectionary, Old Testament, Special Times

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