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We will not see all we want to see. We won’t see the world made completely right and God’s vision completed. We can’t let despair overtake our ability to show compassion. We have a responsibility to be stewards of all of creation. Our job is to continue the legacy the saints have left for us.

Jesus understood that money and things have meaning to us as humans, but they don’t last forever, so we need to trust God.

What do you prioritize? Where is your heart? Give to Ceasar what is Ceasar”s AND!

In order to work together, we need to work out our differences because we are all part of the same family of God. How do we assess our own thoughts and determine how they align with what Jesus taught? If we repeatedly hear false messages over and over, we begin to believe it. God want us to listen to God’s message and learn what is ‘true’ and just and beautiful, but that doesn’t mean that other’s experiences are not also

From the book Rev. Zerby has been preaching about, we define grace as the unfailing commitment to love all persons regardless of their beliefs. Resistance to the things that are wrong in the world will take courage and conviction. It will require us to be there for our neighbors.

Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly with your God. Work for reconciliation through dialog, forgiveness and peace.

We honor God with our choices. We are all held accountable to God for the way we live and the way we love. The moment we stop striving for peace and love, they will know that we aren’t practicing what God wants from us.

Just because we welcome everyone doesn’t mean we accept all behavior. We still need to love people even if we can’t accept their behavior. We need to show grace even if for our own safety we need to put distance between ourselves and certain others. God loves them, too, even if we need distance.

When we have no power, we work for change by being gracious. When we have the power, do we work for change through power and force, or can we continue to work through being gracious?