God gave his Word, his Son, to fulfill his promises to bring us out of slavery and give us a new life of shalom. Isaiah 55:10-13

In the Gospel according to Matthew, Jesus talks about the Kingdom of Heaven far more often than forgiveness, so we should probably understand what our orders from our Lord are. Matthew 10:1-15 (See the word cloud in the picture from blindbeggar.org)

Our society is ordered around white privilege, and the church has shaped itself like society. We must follow Paul's command to "put things in order," God's order where the first shall be last and the last shall be first. 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

You are an essential worker in the Reign of Jesus Christ, and your job is making disciples. Matthew 28:16-20

Lay Preacher Eugenia Vicars, Luke 24:13-35

The Easter story is larger than life because the life Jesus begins is a larger life, available to everyone by his Spirit. Matthew 28:1-10

Jesus has been where we are, in a place of anxiety and sadness, and prays that God will continue to pursue peace, joy, and love in this place. Matthew 26:36-46

Pray like Moses, keeping his hands in the air until his shoulders burn and his arms are shaking because if he lets them drop, everyone he loves, all he cares about, will be destroyed. Exodus 17:8-13

We will not live in fear, because we serve a God who brings the dead to life. Ezekiel 37

The world presents lots of barriers to prayer. Pray anyway. Daniel 6:10-16