9.22.24 Message: Quest – The Reflection

Quest: The Reflection (Revelations 21:22-26)

When we begin to broaden our experience of people and cultures, whether through long-distance travel or in our home communities, we may at first feel uncomfortable with the plurality of religious thought and practice. Especially if it has not come into close view in our lives before.

But, if we continue to reflect and be open, what feels so different may not be as far from us as we first imagined. The light we seek and life-sustaining river that runs through the “Kin-dom” of God is full of common themes across religions: peaceful coexistence, food and shelter, love and compassion for those suffering and oppressed.

How can deeper reflection about our own hesitation to connect to the wider human family free us to explore more possibilities for a better world?