Luke 17:21 … behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

John 14:27. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

John 14:27. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

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.”

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.”

Let’s pray…

Jesus said, “Repent and believe in the good news; the kingdom of God is in your midst, it's within you.”

Let’s nurture and share that presence, with the power and audacity to imagine better versions of ourselves and our community:

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

To love one another as Jesus loves us; and

To love ourselves unconditionally.

Let’s cultivate the wisdom and courage

To pray for those who persecute us;

To go the margins, especially where there are in inhumane conditions, in order to dissolve them and demonstrate that none are of lesser importance and that we belong to each other

Amen.

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.

John 7:37-39 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’

Galatians 6:9 Don't give up

John 15:12 ESV — “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

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

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

John 14:27. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

John 15:12 ESV — “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.