You Did It to Me …

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

I have been struggling with what to say in the face of recent acts of violence, the American debate about welcoming Syrian refugees, and an overwhelming sense of compassion fatigue and confusion about what is the “right” thing to do when considering war and peace, good and evil, life...

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Tags: compassion, doing, elizabeth, exhaustion, fatigue, feeling, jesus, refugees, suffering, thinking, violence

On dignity ...

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

Today I drove by a pharmacy whose property is regularly peppered with “day laborers.” I have yet to see someone actually out hiring people, but I imagine it must happen since every time I pass by, there are always 5 - 20 men standing around waiting. Of course there are more...

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Tags: immigrants, refugees, homeless, laborer, covenant, human, jesus