Transforming Moments

“From this moment on, my life will never be the same again.”

Those moments. Those mountaintop moments where the world pauses—all the ordinary things drift away and no longer matter. We find ourselves knowing, deep within our soul that things have changed and we will never be the same again.

Love your enemies: do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you, don’t retaliate, and give generously when people beg from you, don’t seek restitution when someone steals from you.

These are hard words to swallow, particularly in our present moment.

Standing on the Level Place: A Call to Solidarity and Justice

The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray said, “When my brothers try to draw a circle to exclude me, I shall draw a larger circle to include them.” 

God is the God of time. The readings appointed for this week in the lectionary each give a powerful reminder that God is not an aloof entity who stands above and outside of our world. We worship a God who has actually entered into human history. Even more perplexing and mysterious is the claim these readings make that God continues to enter our story. The season of Epiphany offers an extended meditation upon this remarkable theological claim.