I’ve Been Meaning to Ask… Where Are You From?
Based on John 1:35-51, Rev. Dr. Leslie Taylor, preaching
During the month of July, we will be asking and exploring four questions:
Where Are You From?
Where Does It Hurt?
What Do You Need?
Where Do We Go From Here?
I urge each of us to engage in these thought-provoking and courageous conversations. These discussions are crucial for our growth as a community and will help us understand each other better.
For this Sunday, in order to build connection and trust, we need to listen to each other's stories and experiences to learn who and what has shaped us. We also need to feel seen and known for who we are. In this first week, the story of Jesus calling the disciples provides a helpful charge for the whole series: to "come and see" what the journey holds. In this first week, I will address how the question, "Where are you from?" is sometimes coupled with assumptions, judgments, and even microaggressions all of which can be exhausting and painful to receive. Our hope is to acknowledge, disrupt, and release the assumptions we hold about others.
Music this week:
We Come from the Spirit
A Song Must Rise
Eagle’s Wings
Totally Available
Called as Partners in Christ’s Service
Morning Has Broken