#269. Rev. David Hockett - March 17, 2024

In a recent gathering of pastors, Adam Hamilton noted, that there is the world as it is, and the world as it should be. The world as it should be is what we often refer to as the Kingdom of God. We see the world as it should be in Jesus. That is, in the way Jesus lived, welcomed, forgave, shared meals and table fellowship, healed, fed, and loved everyone, everywhere, we see what the world as it should be looks like. Last Sunday, I shared with our confirmands that part of what it means to be disciples of Christ and members of the Church, is that we join God in the mission of healing and transforming the world so that it looks more like God’s hope and dream for the world. We bring our gifts and passion alongside others to live out God’s better way of being human and make the world more as it should be. On Sunday, we’ll hear the story of Lazarus, reflect on the life of St. Patrick, and celebrate with our confirmands as they come to profess their faith and lean more fully into God’s hope and dream for their lives and the life of the world.