Monday, March 23, 2020

God Love Justice Week 4

Here we are again! Thank you for reading and staying with the work of justice.

Please view the video below for our discussion and join the discussion in the comment section below.





Questions to ponder


  1. What are stories in the gospels that display the Kingdom of God as works of righteousness and justice?
  2. How is God inviting you into the story of God’s kingdom to live out justice and righteousness to bring Shalom ?
  3. Where do you think God is “launching” our church in the work of Justice and Righteousness?

Next week we will discuss Chapters 13-15  It’s a little longer read.


2 comments:

  1. The story that comes to me is in John 8 where the Pharisees, who taught the law, brought the woman before Jesus and asked if she should be stoned as is the law. Jesus looked down and wrote in the dirt. Symbolic I think. Finally He says any who is without sin could throw the first stone. I can just see the scene as they walked away. His justice is not just the law but the responsibility to care for others, whatever their problems.

    I think God is constantly pointing me in the right direction even when I am not paying attention. In our church the gathering of three very different, yet Christian congregations, is the start of caring for others, regardless of what they look like, what they wear, and what they have.

    ReplyDelete
  2. As I read the chapters and listened to Pastor Roberd’s comments, it made me think about how the “new normal” created by the pandemic has influenced by awareness of my everyday interactions. I have been thinking about the many people I casually encountered each day before the pandemic. I didn’t give a second thought about them; I just took for granted that they would be there-they were basically invisible to me. The waitress at a restaurant, the cashier at Giant, the Uber driver, the Amazon delivery person, the nurse at the doctor’s office or the person who cleaned my hotel room, Their lives have changed drastically. Now I am wondering about them, what are they struggling with? Perhaps they have lost their job, they are worried how they will feed their family or pay the rent or are worried they will carry the virus home to their loved ones. Since I can’t physically reach out to them, I have tried to think of ways I can help them such as donating to organizations that help them, generously tipping and thanking delivery persons, praying for them and making my friends aware of their plights. It is a drop in the bucket of what they need, but a way for me to make the invisible more visible. When this is over, I want to try to make sure they know I appreciate them and what they do and never take service people for granted.

    ReplyDelete

A List of Racial Justice Readings

 In Sunday's sermon I mentioned that reading is a great way to learn about our role in racial justice.  I said I could give you a list. ...