Topic: Service

Christ’s call to respond to his presence in the needy is a call for the church to embrace a lifestyle of radical communal hospitality (but we have often used it to justify empires built on the labour of guilt-ridden, over-extended, under-prepared Christians!)

In a world where both monarchy and presidential democracy have lost touch with the needs of the people, Christ shows a Kingship that is expressed in solidarity with our suffering and raises us to royal dignity.

Empowered by resurrection joy, we are sent to continue the mission of Christ.

In baptism, the Holy Spirit is ordaining us for mission.

There are all sorts of right-sounding ways we avoid being neighbours and to encourage service of neighbours.

Jesus shows us the link between personal conversion and social action and transformation.