A Response for my friends at RISE

The Kingdom breaking forth is really about all of those things , the tension between joy and sorrow, hurt and healing , mercy and grace, Chaos and creation. The Church and more importantly the people of God stand in the unique position to be able to speak into all of those things, it is the Gospel revealed in our life and actions . It is the concept of love over powering hate and operating with the understanding that as John Perkins said, we have to need each other. The tension we experience is a reflection of how things are and the hope of what is to come, our challenge if we choose to accept it is to help the Hope to be revealed in and through us in the name of Jesus who sends us. Rise may you continue to bring forth the Kingdom in your neighborhood..