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Happy Sunday! Let’s not pretend it’s easy to follow Jesus, shall we? It’s simple, yes; but it’s far from easy. It’s a constant juggling between the world as it is and the world as it ought to be: the responses to the people around you that you’ve been taught to have, versus the ones that are actually life giving and loving. To follow this radical rebel Jesus is to live in a state of stress, of tension, between these two realities: the one we have and the one God is bringing about. And when you choose to live in the new world, the world of love, the hardest thing is that those who are wedded to the status quo will see it as a betrayal. And it will be, because to live in love is to betray the ideals that our world places upon us. But- (there has to be a but, doesn’t there, or we couldn’t bear it) there are moments when everything aligns, the kingdom shines forth fully formed for a moment, and the terrible tension eases, and we know peace. They are rare, these moments, and precious, and they only happen when we keep our eyes and ears open for signs of the Kingdom of Love breaking in around us; only when we take Jesus at his word that we are as beloved as the stars and dear as breath. And today? Today is a chance for another moment, another way to live in the truth. And you are welcome to hope and seek this world with us, as we gather in prayer and song, in Bread and Wine, and in Water and Spirit. 8:00 Holy Communion, traditional language 9:30 Holy Communion and Baptism, contemporary language, live-streamed here. (fb)