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Call to Worship:

One:    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All:      We gather to worship because of the Word. One:    The word became flesh and dwelt among us, showing us the way. All:      We follow the way forward, gathering regularly to remember we are one in Jesus Christ. One:    We gather this morning to remember, to give thanks, and to sing God’s praises. I think John 1:1-5 is one of my favourite scripture readings. it reminds us of the eternal constancy of God and the indwelling of God in all of humankind. A wonderful piece of scripture to start the service!
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Sermon on Solomon's Wisdom, Justice for Black Lives

Scripture: 1 Kings 3:4-9, 16-28    Sometimes I wonder if King Solomon was truly wise, or if he just got lucky when the mother spoke out to protect her child. Years ago in high school I had to do an independent study on Huckleberry Finn, and in that book you may know is a conversation Huckleberry Finn has with runaway slave Jim about King Solomon and this perceived wisdom. Huck tells Jim about Solomon’s 700 concubine wives and hundreds of children, and then recounts the story of the 2 women and the 1 child trying to impress Jim with Solomon’s wisdom, but Jim comes from a very different background than Huck or any of us do. Jim comes from a background of slavery in Southern US. He has seen slave owners who own dozens of black families and seen how little most care for the slaves. “ From Jim’s understanding, King Solomon wasn’t raised with a good teaching that embraced the value of human life. Jim takes a big jump by comparing the king’s lack of appreciation of h...
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