Living like we're already there
Romans 12: 9-21 ( The Message ) New Ark United Church of Christ, Newark, DE August 30, 2026 Black and white photo of a protest march walking away from the camera. One protester is holding a sign that reads "If you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, your job is to empower somebody else." Recently I lamented on social media that there are times I wish I could give human lessons. It’s kinda what I do for a living, but no one wants or really likes unsolicited advice. Sometimes we run roughshod over one another without meaning to, present company included, which is one thing, a human thing we all do. But then we often are running headlong to the next thing without backing up to see where we took the wrong turn and repair any harm done. Ego is often at the root of it all, because each of us is in the starring role of our lives or at least the central character. All of us are on a hero journey of our own, but if there’s one thing that can corr...
