Jesus's entry into Jerusalem was an act of resistance to the forces of empire and oppression. And in that act, Jesus teaches us that resistance is creative and always involves the energy, imagination, and dedication of people acting within a movement. Part of what makes Progressive Christianity prophetic is this solidarity and commitment to the energy and spirit-led power of the movements gathered together to enact and live out God's justice.
We closed our worship singing along with Ben Grosscup’s performance of TR Ritchie’s song “Somewhere to Begin,” an apt reminder that the work of God’s justice begins anywhere, including the creative work of music, stories, art, and writing. People say to me, “If changes are to come there are things that must be done/And a song is somewhere to begin/”
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