Some of us know what is coming.
We have before us a time of incompetence and
corruption like nothing we have seen before.
Imagine a nation where those in power are not
constrained by morals or a sense of decency.
But I do have hope.
They are expressed in the lines of an old carol, I
Heard the Bells on Christmas Day:
“God is not dead, nor doth he sleep. The wrong
shall fail, the right prevail.”
We need to know this.
We need to be reminded of this. That’s why I am
singing those words in the concert Saturday night.
Listen, over these next years, we are going to need
the church.
No, not that right-wing bunch with a theology that
makes them ignorant and vulnerable to would-be
dictators.
They brought us here.
We need a church built on the solid rock
that is Jesus the Christ.
Built on His love.
Powered by His grace.
A church that triumphs over corruption, racism,
and hatred of gays and immigrants.
In this space in the coming year, I will be offering
you opportunities for worship and study.
I am expecting a response.
The “mainline” church—for want of a better
name—along with honest journalism will be the most
powerful lines of defense against the darkness to come.
Help us—help us at St. Matthew make a witness in
dark times.
We have a concert Saturday night, Dec. 21, at 6:00 p.m.
We have a beautiful Christmas Eve service, also
at 6:00 p.m.
Help us make a witness.