May our witness of the loving and kind God elicit the spiritual curiosity of those interested in knowing about the loving and compassionate God revealed in Jesus Christ (1 Peter 3:15-18). This revelation also brings judgment against us in that it bears witness to the evil and wrong we do to each other. Although our world is full of despair brought about by hatred, malice, and ruthlessness, and Kovid-19, we hope in God’s plan to bring all creation into the orbit of God’s love and that we have a part in that plan.

We have hope because God works in our lives through the Holy Spirit to lead us in the way of Christ. May we bear witness of our hope in Christ with confidence, humility, and respect. May we build a foundation for a society that reflects the value of human dignity for everyone because everyone is created in God’s Image.

Knowing about the truth is not the same as living a life of truth.  Knowing about the life of Jesus Christ is not the same as living a life patterned upon the truth revealed in Christ Jesus.  If we believe that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life then our way of life will increasingly correspond to the truth and life of Jesus Christ (John 14:1-7).

May our following Christ not lead us to spiritual arrogance to beat non-Christians into submission.  Rather, may we point others to Christ by the way we live our lives and the way we treat others.  Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life:  May our lives as his followers reflect his truth and life.