What We Need Is Here

“Wendell Berry was right. We are those wild geese. Generation upon generation upon generation endlessly flying beyond the sight of any one person or point in time. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds us to our way – clear in the ancient faith. And what is that ancient faith?  That what we need is here.  That God our creator is also God our provider. That God’s Holy Spirit is not just a theological concept but the power, the living love that binds us together and lifts us up.  That those who die are not lost. They have just peeled off and are flying out of sight of we who are looking forward. There the beat of their wings is still lifting us, and we are lifting them. That love not only heals … love connects … love lifts … love propels us forward together.” Sermon by Mike Kinman from worship at 11:30 a.m. on All Saints Sunday, November 7, 2021 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Isaiah 25:1, 4a, 6–10a, exerpt from What We Need Is Here by Wendell Berry, and Matthew 27:50–56. Watch the sermon on YouTube. Read the text of the sermon 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/.