We are on a quest toward the kingdom of God. Sometimes, we call it a “kin-dom” as a reminder that this is a corporate journey, a community vision. But whatever we call it, it is the vision that Jesus shared again and again with images both powerful and subtle. Every time we act as the church in the work of discipleship, reconciliation and joy, we reflect this hope and glimpse this destination. We are a people who live with the end in sight.

Abbreviations:

UMH – United Methodist Hymnal
W&S – Worship and Song
TFWS – The Faith We Sing

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, Year A

The invitation in worship this week is to adjust our vision. We are called to see God in the world in which we live. We are called to identify the things that are God’s, including ourselves and the people around us. Even the surprising ones. Let us praise God from the beginning to the end of this worship moment. Let us find hope and a longing to be a part of that which we declare as God’s kin-dom, God’s promise, God’s working. We are, indeed, the things that are God’s.