Many of you will remember Pastor Liz Mosbo VerHage from our community. We are thankful for these words she wrote recently in the wake of the murder in Charleston, South Carolina.
Pastor Liz Verhage reminds us, “When one part of the Body hurts we all hurt – when one part of the Body is repeatedly targeted, killed, not protected, pulled out of swimming pools, seen as threats when unarmed – and then misrepresented, silenced, or made small through ahistoric excuses, side-stepping through political mess, or any other form of evil – we need to stand up. We need to show up – loudly. We need to demand a different response – and start with our people in the church.”
"With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade." (Mark 4:30-32 NRS)
Many of you will remember Pastor Liz Mosbo VerHage from our community. We are thankful for these words she wrote recently in the wake of the murder in Charleston, South Carolina.