The challenges that both our Churches have experienced around issues of inclusion of all human beings in recent years have reminded us that God is always at work \u201d\u201c on us, within us, and among us. Some have judged our smaller numbers as faithlessness but it may actually be the Spirit\u2019s way of pruning for greater fruitfulness. If we see ourselves standing at the foot of the cross, any such judgment will be far less important than our response. Jesus has given us to one another \u201d\u201c all of us \u201d\u201c and we will not live faithfully if we forget who it is we see or seek in those others. The body of Christ has need of all its diverse parts, working together, for the building up of God\u2019s beloved community and creation.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a> and there is a Christian Post article there<\/a> on this subject also.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The challenges that both our Churches have experienced around issues of inclusion of all human beings in recent years have reminded us that God is always at work \u201d\u201c on us, within us, and among us. Some have judged our…<\/span><\/p>\n