Now, some will say (with justification) that an institution which has for centuries cosied up to power and wealth, is today incapable of bringing light into darkened corners of our troubled world. But at the grassroots this is disproven by the plentiful activity of those in and around our churches who feed the hungry, work supportively with those in debt, campaign for the renewal of broken public services, give their spare rooms over to refugees, protest for the planet, host meetings for recovering addicts. Sometimes they’re criticised for what they do; sometimes they meet fierce opposition. But they keep reaching for the light. For as Jesus’ first followers found, so might we: that ‘the call to discipleship demands more than an assent of the heart; it invites an uncompromising break with business as usual.’ (F. Dean Leuking)
A talk for The Third Sunday of Epiphany, 22 January 2023.
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