Evening: Psalms 29, 98; Isaiah 66:18-23; Romans 15:7-13
Ever feel unwelcome? The late Richard Wagamese, Ojibway writer, tells of learning his own language. His first word, spoken at age 24, was peendigaen: ‘Come in’ ‘Welcome’ ‘You belong here’. He learned his language is sacred: ‘To speak it is to reconnect to our sacredness’. We all belong. Racism and persecution - treating some people as unwelcome - threaten the extinction of Ojibway language and culture. A spirit of welcome may restore them. Amid conflict over race and culture, St. Paul encouraged the Romans: “Welcome one another, as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” Everyone belongs here.
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