Let’s pray…

Jesus said, "Repent, and believe in the good news! The kingdom of God is in your midst; it is within you."

Let's use that presence; seeking the power and audacity to imagine better versions of ourselves and our communities:

-- To love God with all our Heart, and mind, and soul;

-- To love one another as Jesus loved us; and 

-- To love ourselves with no conditions.

Let's nurture and share that presence, seeking the courage to go from here to the margins:

-- To help the hungry, the thirsty, the unhoused, the unwashed, the incarcerated, and the sick because  we belong to one another;

-- To join those whose burdens are more than they can bear because, it's the only way that we'll stop throwing people away;

-- To pray for our orphans and widows, living on the margins of society, especially in inhumane conditions, overlooked by institutions and considered of lesser importance.

In the name of the father, son and holy Spirit,

Amen.

John 10:30 "I and the Father are one”

 4-part Transformation program

(Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual) to help people with their unique  journey from "Someday Isle" to "Successlandia" (It’s over the horizon, separated by the predictably unpredictable sea), people who are ready, willing and able to work (and want to navigate to their best future).  All essential services provided (housing, clothing, food, hygiene, smart phone, transportation), foundational employment, education, career coaching and counseling.

Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.

2. GRATITUDE

      2  I’m so happy and grateful now that …

      3  Always look on the bright side   https://youtu.be/SJUhlRoBL8M?si=ZD373Szeo-gPlkiQ

James 2:15-17 ESV— If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

“The glory of God is man fully alive.” St Irenaeus

Galatians 6:9 Don't give up

Mark 1:15. NIV and saying, “The time has come, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.

Matthew 12:30 NIV — “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

James 2:15-17 ESV If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool; shun him

Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.

Luke 17:21

Matthew 25:35

Mark 10:43-45 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”