Fearless humanity

Jesus taught fearlessness. Thus, to follow Jesus means to live a faith that takes us beyond our anxieties, beyond our deepest fears and troubles to a place of perfect trust. To follow the Prince of Peace is to commit to the ethics of Jesus. The ethics of Jesus is an ethic that requires us to live love. This love is a “caritas,” a wide-open affection that produces human kindness. It is a nonjudgmental friendliness. It is a spirit of generosity. - Valerie Dixon, Sojourners

Human Sameness

By the honest recognition and confession of our human sameness we can participate in the care of God who came, not to the powerful but powerless, not to be different but the same, not to take our pain away but to share it. Through this participation we can open our hearts to each other and form a new community.

Jeannie Choi - Sojourners