Re-New(ed) || A Service of Recommitment to Racial Justice || No Turning Back
Sunday, January 15, 2023 || 11:00am
Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol || Pastor
Japanese artist Makoto Fujimura once said that “The most courageous thing we can do as a people is to behold.”
Do you see—really see—who or what is around you?
What are you afraid of when you choose to actively not see someone in your midst?
In this week's Gospel lesson, John the Baptist issues an invitation to behold Jesus who takes away the sin of the world. What might happen if we stopped and imagined gawking at Jesus? And then sought to do the same with every person around us? Might our beholding become a force of liberation?
Join us this morning as we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and recommit ourselves to racial justice.