Ordinary Hope

Ordinary Hope

01/15/2017

Isaiah 61:1-3

Chris Breslin

 

“The calling of a prophet is to bring the world into divine focus.” –Abraham Heschel

 

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul” -Emily Dickenson

 

“Hope is a song in a weary throat.” -Pauli Murray

 

“If you can’t make it happy, make it beautiful.” –Sam Wells

 

“Hope always has a ‘we’ quality.” –Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Scripture:

Isaiah 61

Romans 8:16

Romans 4:17-22

 

Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:

Canticle of the Turning by Cooney

Higher Ground by Oatman/Gabriel

Blessed Be Your Name by Redman

Christ, the Solid Rock by Mote/Bradbury

All the Poor and Powerless by Leonard/Jordan

Psalm 126 by Wardell

Doxology

 

Go further:

Sam Wells: On Healing in Community and the Phases of Forgiveness

Martin Luther King, Jr Sermon: “The Meaning of Hope”

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