Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Welcoming Christ – v2



Not judging the Master
His church open
welcoming Jesus
into our presence

Open to all
fully inclusive
to all of God’s children
all over the earth

Reconciling, healing
open to blessing
all God’s people gifted
brought back to life


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Edited April 23, 2013
“Welcoming Christ – v2”
after Austin Masterson
included the original in a student assignment
Roswell, NM
June 13, 2011
“Welcoming Christ”
John 8
&
Samuel Thompson’s
Inclusion Essay
shared at the New England United Methodist Church
Annual Conference
in response to call by Reconciling Ministries Network
for essays describing, “My vision for an inclusive church”,
June 10, 2011
&
Love on Trial,
the case against the Reverend Amy DeLong,
which begins on June 20, 2011
&
in part inspired by conversations with
the Reverend John Makokha
Riruta UMC
Children of Africa Hope Mission Project in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. http://rirutaumc.homestead.com/children_of_africa.html
&
Matthew 25:31-46
The Sheep and the Goats
&
Matthew 28:18-20
Great Commission


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