Friends,  On Sunday, I recapped this scene from Derry Girls as a way into the conflict at the heart of the reading from Genesis. In that story, two brothers, Jacob and Esau, begin a foundational conflict that stretches into centuries of violence. But our God is not a binary God; Jesus disrupted binaries in his teaching, and throughout Scripture God keeps on upsetting dualities with God’s Spirit, with God’s love, with God’s invitation to find a third way.  You can listen to the sermon here.  On Sunday, we also blessed Sheila Foster in gratitude for her long years of ministry with us, and sent her into her next chapter with the gift of a quilt and a sung blessing from ECMN camps. It was a holy, hard day. Thank you to everyone who came, shared memories, and otherwise lent their hearts and energy to mark this transition.

With Love,
Susan+

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