As a child, I heard, “You are seldom early, never late, but always on time.”The longer we follow You, we realize our timetable is not Your timetable.We wait for You in some cases.During this season, we long for You to intervene. We hold on to this hope…At just the right time, You came to redeem […]
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We have sat this week with the weight of the grand jury’s decision of Breonna Taylor. This current event comes amid a pandemic, polarized election, protests, and an on-going racial reckoning in America. Several people have shared the hopelessness of this season. We have questions like – when will things change? When will we heal?
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Yesterday, I received an email from my friend Jonathan that started with this line, “I’d be interested in reading how you find time in your schedule to prioritize thinking and writing…” The thought of communicating more can feel overwhelming. You have to decipher multiple platforms and then actually type the words or record the video.
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Stress, anxiety, and fear have raised the levels for tense conversations. A pandemic has shaken our regular routines. The uncertainty of an upcoming election surface polarized viewpoints. The challenging discussions on racism have brought more tension. Before 2020, our focus on difficult conversation mostly revolved around conflicts at work, home, or in friendships. It seems
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How long, oh, Lord?When will it stop?How much more darkness until the dawn?When will our mourning turn to dancing?What more will it take to reconcile us to each other? Another week, we have asked for You to intervene in Rochester.We pray that You would walk with the families grieving this weekend.You are with those with
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Yesterday marked the twelfth day of protest in response to the news of Daniel Prude in Rochester, NY. Two weeks since the report went public, I have seen several responses. I serve people in the church family who participated in the protests, work in local government, serve in law enforcement, and several individuals with varied
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Lord, help us build bridges.We seem so polarized in the world today.Finding common ground seems impossible.Grace and truth seem so far apart.The distance from others grows and grows. Through the cross, You tore down the wall that divided us.You reconciled us to yourself and each other.Let us start by first seeing Your image in each
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It’s challenging to put into words the conversations I have had in the last week. Rochester is reeling through the implications of the death of Daniel Prude. We find ourselves amid the discussion of racial reckoning. Many of the conversations end with the impressions of grief and lament. No city desires to have national attention
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Lord, we’re in the belly of the beast.We grieve for the family of Daniel Prude.We acknowledge the volatility and turmoil in Rochester.In some ways, we have run out of words to pray during this pandemic and racial reckoning. Please heal our land.The cross reminds us that You can reconcile ourselves to You and each other.Sundays
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My heart broke this week in seeing the news of Daniel Prude. I cannot imagine the pain and grief his family faces right now. We have walked an arduous road as a society through heated discussions on the pandemic, racial reckoning, policing, and politics. It’s sobering to see the city where you live to become
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