of everybody will be working while you rest. Do we promise this to each other? Okay. Now I want to thank Ben, for he sent me this. Seth Godin in a blog article quoted Dr. King that the arc of the moral universe is long and it bends toward justice. But Seth Godin says specifically that the arc bends towards access, access to health care, access to reproductive rights, access to marriage, access to safety, access to food, Amen? The moral arc of the universe bends toward dignity, dignity for each of us. Regard each other’s dignity. No one must be a buffoon. No one must be more vulnerable than their dignity allows. The universe bends toward community. We in this congregation and you in your classroom and you at work and you with your crew, all of you, we are building relationships that will help us be community together so that we can believe each other’s stories, protect each other. The arc of the universe bends toward diversity. Our job is to notice who is in the room. Did you notice who was at the march yesterday? It wasn’t nearly diverse as, say, the gay pride march. Why? Why, we need to ask, are we only white people or only people of color? We need to ask are we only working class people or are we only educated people? We need to notice who is in the room and who is not in the room. Ask the question why. Maybe they’re out resting. Maybe they don’t want to be with a whole lot of white people downtown on Boston Common because that’s only meant danger. So we need to notice who is with us. And it bends toward responsibility. Our responsibility. Our taking up our teaspoons. Our doing the work that God calls us. Lastly, Seth Godin says History doesn’t bend itself. But we could bend it. And we will be the ones to do it. We will do it together with power and we will do it with love. We will not do power alone and we will not do love alone. For Dr. King says Power without Love is reckless and abusive. And Love without Power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is Love implementing the demands of Justice. Justice at its best corrects everything that stands against Love. Beloved, join me, join the world, join the march, join the long haul. Join Jesus. Amen.
of everybody will be working while you rest. Do we promise this to each other? Okay. Now I want to thank Ben, for he sent me this. Seth Godin in a blog article quoted Dr. King that the arc of the moral universe is long and it bends toward justice. But Seth Godin says specifically that the arc bends towards access, access to health care, access to reproductive rights, access to marriage, access to safety, access to food, Amen? The moral arc of the universe bends toward dignity, dignity for each of us. Regard each other’s dignity. No one must be a buffoon. No one must be more vulnerable than their dignity allows. The universe bends toward community. We in this congregation and you in your classroom and you at work and you with your crew, all of you, we are building relationships that will help us be community together so that we can believe each other’s stories, protect each other. The arc of the universe bends toward diversity. Our job is to notice who is in the room. Did you notice who was at the march yesterday? It wasn’t nearly diverse as, say, the gay pride march. Why? Why, we need to ask, are we only white people or only people of color? We need to ask are we only working class people or are we only educated people? We need to notice who is in the room and who is not in the room. Ask the question why. Maybe they’re out resting. Maybe they don’t want to be with a whole lot of white people downtown on Boston Common because that’s only meant danger. So we need to notice who is with us. And it bends toward responsibility. Our responsibility. Our taking up our teaspoons. Our doing the work that God calls us. Lastly, Seth Godin says History doesn’t bend itself. But we could bend it. And we will be the ones to do it. We will do it together with power and we will do it with love. We will not do power alone and we will not do love alone. For Dr. King says Power without Love is reckless and abusive. And Love without Power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is Love implementing the demands of Justice. Justice at its best corrects everything that stands against Love. Beloved, join me, join the world, join the march, join the long haul. Join Jesus. Amen.