The Rev. Lucy Strandlund preaches on July 13, 2025 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Winston-Salem, NC on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost.
In this sermon, Lucy explores the biblical commandment to love God and love one's neighbor, drawing insights from the Jewish Shema prayer and a Gospel story about a lawyer questioning Jesus. She uses Brian Stevenson's civil rights work as a modern example of courageous neighborly love, emphasizing that truly loving others can be challenging but is essential to experiencing the fullness of God's creation and purpose.
