People thirsty for the waters of hope in the midst of their crisis. People thirsty for belonging and purpose. People thirsty for peace and compromise. And how does this thirst get quenched?
Sometimes when we ignore (and/or refuse to learn) all of our history, it opens the opportunity to believe that God's plan for Beloved Community begins and ends in a narrow-minded vacuum.
Jesus calls us beyond simplistic, letter-of-the-law ideas. Rather, Jesus calls us to transcend our history and transform our present with the power of God’s Spirit.
What does it take to get us out of the "routines" in life? Maybe our lives need to take a different direction or find a different purpose or gain new focus.