We Hear Your Words

We hear your words.
And twist them around.

We hear your words.
And sometimes use them to justify deviousness, to manipulate, to promote our own self-interest, and to harm others.

We hear your words.
Help us to hear and understand your words. Remind us that your words must always be acted upon out of love. For if they are not, we have not heard and understood your words. 

We hear your words. 
May our worship and actions expand your hope, love, and justice wherever we find ourselves. 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 Call to Worship, Invocation, Mark, Mark 12, Mark 12:1-17, narrative lectionary, New Testament

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