In this scripture, we come to the “ending credits” of the story of Mary that we have been following for the past several months. Using the musical West Side Story, Dustin urges us to ensure that we give credit to everyone who contributed to the story.

Sermon begins at minute marker 8:00

Luke 3: 21-23; 31-38

Resources

• A Woman’s Lectionary for the Whole Church (Year W): A Multi-Gospel Single-Year Lectionary, Wilda C. Gafney, Church Publishing Incorporated, 2021.
• Gospel of Musical Theatre podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gospel-of-musical-theatre/id1565558402?i=1000544599942 & https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gospel-of-musical-theatre/id1565558402?i=1000546595515
•  Stephen Sondheim, Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes (New York, NY: Knopf, 2010).
• Hymn: Voices Together 441 Crashing Waters at Creation Words Sylvia G Dunstan - ©1991 GIA Publications, Inc. Music, Traditional  Permission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-726929. All rights reserved.

This sermon was written for Seattle Mennonite Church as the final sermon in a 12-week exploration of the Journey of Mary through messages and messengers that began with Advent.

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