Community

Scripture: Let us make human beings in our image.
Genesis 1:26

Words of Inspiration:The disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray, and he begins with "Our Father." The Son is calling out to the Father, and the Spirit is interceding for us- a brilliant image of the divine community that declared, "Let us make human beings in our image" (Genesis 1:26). And so we too are made in the image of community. It's our deepest thirst. We are created to love and to be loved. The biblical story begins and ends with community.

Prayer: God, who created us to love and to be loved; may Austin, Cary and Ciona be three of many needles that Your hand is using to knit together what war, injustice, fear, and cruelty have torn into many different pieces. Amen.