Better Angels
Our country’s summer season unofficially begins with Memorial Day Weekend, but this year will feel a little different as our world slowly wakes from its long pandemic hibernation. We found creative ways to continue much loved activities over the past 14 months, but we now face the uncertainty of entering the new normal of fully reengaging with the outside world. This sparks cautious hope for some, foreboding fear for others, and unspoken anxiety for most. It does my heart well to see so many of you on Sunday morning for in person worship and our new YouTube livestream. I am also encouraged to know many of you read the bulletin and printed sermons in your homes. We’ve come so far together, and my encouragement today is to keep the faith and not to lose hope; we’re not where we need to be yet. In his first inaugural speech, Abraham Lincoln spoke to the nation’s fears as the threat of Civil War would soon become a reality. I believe these timeless words are as true this Memori...