By Joanna Lawrence Shenk Romans 8:12-25 The last couple weeks I’ve been reading Vincent Harding’s book, “There is a River: The Black Struggle for Freedom in America.” I chose the book’s cover as our bulletin illustration this morning. I’ve had it on my shelf for years. In the midst of the uprisings and the surging…
Mark 12:28-34a We are in a moment of historic reckoning with our country’s legacy of white supremacy and racial injustice. And I am so glad that we as a community are coming to this moment having already done so much good work together as a community. Building on our decades-long work for LGBTQ justice, we…
By FMCSF Youth Group What’s Up Congregation! We are now beginning our second week of the youth group’s three-week Black Lives Matter challenge. This week is a little more hands-on, as we are inviting you to write emails in collaboration with the Anti Police-Terror Project. APTP has been a part of the movement to defund…
I John 4:7-8, 11-12, 17-21 I just got back from a two-week “staycation,” and… it was wonderful. Every morning, I woke up and said: “Soul, what do you want to do today?” And then, I mostly did that. So, I gardened and I read and I cooked. One day, my soul even wanted to do…
By Stefan Baumgartner John 2:13-22 Spirit who connects every being, move in our midst this day. Welcome to Pride Sunday! I’m so happy to be with you today. My name is Stefan Baumgartner. My pronouns are he/him. I want to begin my reflection with a quote by Marsha P. Johnson, “No pride for some of…
By Joanna Lawrence Shenk These words were prepared for Faith in Action Bay Area’s Latinx-led Juneteenth solidarity action, “Black Lives Matter: Praying and Working to Create Healthy and Stable Communities,” held in Daly City, CA on June 19, 2020. We are living through a long overdue nationwide awakening to the reality of state sponsored white…
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