A sermon by Rev. Victoria Safford, used by permission. — Rev. Jim McKinley

“Imagination is powerful. It surveys the given world – dysfunctional, dystopian, archaic, constrained – and glimpses possibility. And from resistance to ill health, to bad practice, oppression — from that sacred no, yes starts taking shape. You gather your principles, rules for living, convictions; you decide what kind of person you intend to be, you’re called to be – and from that solid ground comes compassion, generosity, the strength to love. You decide what you do and do not want, what you need in this life, and what you really don’t.” —Rev. Victoria Safford, “The No that Makes Possible Each Yes”

You can also listen to the readings from Sunday, January 6: