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Sermon: The Other Christians

The Other Christians

Luke 2:21-39
The Feast of the Presentation

Visiting: St. Michael’s and All Angels, Lansing

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Bonnie A. Perry

February 2, 2025

I want us to live our lives, bravely, fearfully, beautifully and awkwardly, always inviting and reaching out to any of us who feels excluded, scared, hunted, or somehow unworthy and unloved. I want us to be the OTHER Christians, the ones who will love you, as you are, and as God is Creating you to be. I want us to be the Episcopal church. A church that will never ever apologize for asking anyone for mercy, compassion and prayer.”

 

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The Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple
Painting by Ludovico Carracci (1555–1619)
Painted in circa 1605
Oil on canvas
© Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum