In the Beginning

“There are powers beyond our comprehension and manipulation. Powers that meet us in our moments of greatest vulnerability. Powers that we are facing this morning as we bid farewell to George and begin to face a life without his presence here on earth.  There are powers beyond our comprehension and manipulation … and our response to those powers is to try to trust in them, to be humbled by them and … to bare our hearts and souls to them – crying out that which is our deepest pain and desire. Not because we believe God and these powers can be lobbied … but because we are trying to trust that whatever happens, the God who was in the beginning is with us still.   Because we are trying to trust that, whatever happens, the love that is God is the most powerful force for healing in the universe. Because we are trying to trust that, whatever happens, even death cannot separate us from one another because are always joined together under that infinite canopy of stars, sheltered in the hollow of God’s hand.” Sermon by Mike Kinman from the virtual worship at All Saints Church, Pasadena, at 11:15 a.m. on Healing Sunday, January 3, 2021. Readings: Micah 4:5-10, Psalm 9::1-2, 7-11, 13-14, Galatians 4:1-7 and John 1:1-5.  View the sermon on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Pb-C-G3xZ7Y. Read the sermon text here. Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.