She
raised words of power, of actions
a
call to action, to not stand in the way;
but
words to enable, to embolden, to do
our
part too; to do the work of the kingdom
Christ’s
work, to be the salt, the seasoning
the
stirring of the waters
breaking
the grip, the status quo
seeing
work that needs to be done,
doing
that work, whenever we can
being
feet to the fire, the bellows
of
the heat of change, stoking
the
fires of revolution, of change, shifting
off
the foundations of apathy,
of
indifference, of complacency
in
the lies of the greedy, the comfortable
thinking
anew our place in the struggle
for
justice, for equality, for the hungry,
the
oppressed, the sick, the forgotten
the
others, the stranger in our midst
heeding
our roots, in Christ’s work, His mission
our
calling today, now, following His example
caring
for our neighbors, around the world
without
borders, languages, or
blood-filled
lines in the sand
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edited September 4, 2019
Exhortations from the Pulpit – v2
October 1, 2006 15:30
Exhortations from the Pulpit
Sermon titled “Life in Community”,
on Mark 9:38-50
by the Reverend Lori Eldredge,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH
World Communion Sunday
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