Jesus teaches us how to be fully human, and then invites us to be salt and light for the world.

The Beatitudes describe how God is infusing the world with good. They give us a lens – that draws us into a vision –that comes to life in the lives we live. What we learn with Jesus is nothing less than how to be fully human.

Jesus invites us to ask questions – to seek understanding beyond what we know now; to learn and grow; and to learn to live together in the complexity of the things we can’t yet comprehend.

As part of the humanity we have in Jesus Christ, God gives us the capacity to learn from our mistakes, and help set the world right.

Standing knee-deep in the waters of baptism, we find our true humanity in Jesus Christ. Jesus embodies and invites us into that full humanity – the fullness of life lived out in mutuality, sharing, love, healing, and peace.

In a world of disruption and power-over, God accompanies us and empowers us to find our way to the new life birthed in Jesus Christ.

Into a menacing world, in Jesus Christ, God is birthing a new humanity, grounded in human decency and overflowing with tender mercy.

God longs to build a world with us that centers the poor and the vulnerable, so that everyone can live and thrive – so that everyone can live together in peace.

In a world of violence and war, we long for peace. In our longing, we find God already longing for us, ready to teach us the ways that lead to peace.

God empowers us to see the good that God is doing in the world, give thanks, and then live out our gratitude in ways that keep putting more and more good into the world.

Out of the rubble, God encourages us to rebuild: Something will rise up out of this, and we will build it together.

God keeps watch with us over the trouble in this world. We, then, keep watch for how God is on the move, and join together in God’s healing, saving work.

Even in calamity, God is near, inviting us to build and plant and live to heal the world.

God exhorts us to pray for all people – including our leaders – so that all people may live free.

Constancy is a quality of God: "Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever." We are called to live our lives consistently with God's steadfast love.

Over the breadth of Scripture, humanity encounters God, not only in the bright light of day, but when the shadows fall, and the world becomes still. At night, God keeps close, and we will not be left alone.

Jesus rejects the world’s separations and the “politics of disgust,” and insists that we welcome everyone to the table of community and shared power.

During “ordinary time” we walk with Jesus through the ordinary days of his life, just as he walks with us through the ordinary days of ours. Jesus invites us to see things as they are, to let go of attachments that hold us back, and to embrace the way of the cross that leads to life.

In his healing hands, Jesus sets the whole world free. In the work of our hands, God’s handiwork can come to life, as well.

Hebrews 11 invites us to imagine the journey of the faithful down through the generations, and to imagine the better world the Spirit empowers us to create together.