The Road

When we come together, we help bring the shalom that Jeremiah talked about to our neighbors, our community and beyond.

The pronouncement of Jesus that each one of us is loved, and that he extends a special blessing to those who are poor in spirit and struggling in other ways, is the basis for our life together.

By acknowledging where our possession ultimately come from, we ground ourselves in a more fundamental and existential view of life. It's a spiritual view of life. Giving to God means supporting the gospel that ensures, and our neighbors in need.

We will always face difficulties in life, but God's loving presence has the power to transform us, our relationships, our community and the world.

We can embrace common cause by making the mindset shift that Jesus did throughout his ministry: from religious and ideological purity and judgement to grace and compassionate relationship.

It's in the spirit of selflessness that Jesus changed history and created a new community, rooted in love and grace for each one of us.

We are to bring about Jubilee in the world around us because together we are the body of Christ, the kingdom of heaven, the children of God, and we are enough.

If we first see one another as God sees us, with grace and goodwill, then we can seek the wellbeing of every neighbor, even those we do not yet understand.

Above all, we're called to shape community by loving one another, which is an expression of our passionate care and concern for everyone, even outside of our faith community. Everyone is a child of God, deserving of love and grace. And all of that begins and is made possible by one fundamental reality—that God loves you too.

Jesus was willing to be God's revolutionary messiah, knowing the violence that could be done to his body as a consequence of pursuing justice, love, and peace instead of the privileges of empire.