we are . . . pilgrims, wanderers, and refugees

• journeying together with and toward God
• creating safe places for people to connect
• stripping off our masks and getting real with each other
• learning and practicing the way of Jesus
• welcoming and encouraging all fellow-travelers
• pursuing truth with intellectual honesty
• seeking to make a difference in our city and in our world

sometimes . . . we are none of these things

• we are frightened and confused and overwhelmed
• occasionally, frankly, we suck
• we sit down on the path and wallow in self-pity
• we wander off the path completely
• we ignore, or worse, endorse injustice
• we don’t feed the hungry or clothe the poor
• we’re all talk--- little listen---no action

forgive us, please, we are on the Journey, but we’re not there, yet

along the way . . .
            we laugh and play and dance and sing together
                    when we cry, there’s a shoulder nearby to cry on
                           when we stumble, someone’s there to pick us up
                                        because no one should have to walk alone