Alka's Angle

We are in the third week of January. Last year for this week, my enews started with these words, “The ongoing wildfires in California, relentless genocide of Palestinian people, continued climate change, upcoming transfer of power in the political makeup of our country, and much more that our world is experiencing; so much is changing around us, some of which causes a lot of anxiety within us…”

Not much seems to have changed since then, and if anything, it has only been exaggerated.

I sit in my front room this morning, finding it very difficult to write this piece. Honestly I am at a loss of words. The world is in a turmoil. Our country is in a turmoil, and it is only the 9th day in this new year!

So, today I share with you 2 statements — one by our UM Bishops against US actions in Venezuela and a pastoral message by Bishop Plambeck of the Dakota-Minnesota Annual Conferences.

This will be final of the three week sermon series on the new Vision Statement of the United Methodist Church, which calls us to: LOVE BOLDLY, SERVE JOYFULLY, and LEAD COURAGEOUSLY.

If you have been following us in August, then you know that we have been speaking of the Mission and Vision Statements of the United Methodist Church. Last Sunday we started looking at ways we can continue to LOVE BOLDLY, SERVE JOYFULLY, and LEAD COURAGEOUSLY.

This week we continue to explore the Mission Statement of the United Methodist Church, “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world” focusing on ‘for the transformation of the world.’