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Sunday Reflection – Inclusion And Involvement
I believe in inclusion. Getting people on board and providing opportunities to find family and community is a good thing. It is acceptable to be in a group where everyone is like-minded because sometimes that is best for your mental health and to keep the peace.
Also, I believe that once you find inclusion into your tribe you have a responsibility to get involved. To make a group better, it takes having some skin in the game to grow and prosper the group as a whole.
As a blogger, I hope you all feel included and involved in some way. We all have responsibilities to exercise that. Our community is diverse and it needs to be nurtured and cared for. People need belonging but they also must be involved. The two things go hand-in-hand.
As a believer, I take my inclusion and my involvement seriously. Loving one another and loving your neighbor are two easy ways I do the work of welcoming and working.
Sunday Reflection – Making Room
I feel like my responsibility as a believer and as a human being is to make space for more people to be welcomed and part of the action of life. No matter the chaos that someone brings it’s important that they have a seat at the table where they can be fed and nourished.
Granted I am not always good at it but I know my heart and mind seek to do those things that can make people feel they are valued. It’s not easy but it requires open minds and hearts to do the work of inclusion. No matter your background you should always feel welcomed.
I have the belief that a bigger tent is better than the narrow way that leads to exclusion. My friends I hope you too will do those things to build your community and have an inner circle that is never complete. Love can build those bridges and so much more. Making room is a good thing, God knows that is true.
A Little Christmas Thought
I have been thinking about my place in the story of Jesus and its one of wanting to share his love in a inclusive and open way. The tradition of Christ being a big tent guy is one that I fully embrace.
No one should be excluded from the opportunity to be loved and to love. There is too much gate keeping, wall building, exclusion of those who are not like us in this world today.
Yes, we live in very troubled times and we are all in need of comfort and grace so without doubt we need to keep God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit from being boxed in by our own fears and issues. It is my belief that without a God of inclusion, love, compassion and yes even occasional sternness I don’t know if this would want to be a part of his community. My fear is too many people are being shut out and told that because they are this or that there is no room at the Inn for them.
We need peace, freedom from conflict and freedom of being who we are and how God created us people of many colors and many orientations. I am thankful for The Episcopal Church and before that the United Methodist Church for informing me its good to be a believer who is open to new things and to question when needed. Thanks be to God.
Sunday Reflection: Tell A Better Story
In life, a better story involves faithful inclusion, inspiration, love, peace, grace, laughter, choice. Without those things, life turns into a very mean existence for many. This is the story I wish to tell and to encourage.
Without these stories, our world would be full of chaos. There has been so much suffering and pain. People don’t have to suffer if we would genuinely love one another.
Inspiration can go a long way to promote the things above and to create a place where we can all have the promise of tomorrow delivered daily.
My friends, I hope you all tell a better story do the negative and mean stuff is drowned out forever. We can do it if we make that choice. So however you share your stories do so like our lives depend upon it.
All Black Lives Matter #BLM #LGBTQ
I thought this was cool. The intersection of Black Lives Matter and Pride Month coming together to honor Black LGBTQ people and the greater fight for justice and equality. Social justice in action to seek inclusion.
The Tony Burgess Blog 