The climate crisis seems overwhelming and we all feel powerless to prevent the constant cascades of natural disasters as all of creation groans in bondage. But as Christians, we are
people who know that we have reason to hope for that which is not seen. God created humanity to care for creation and we are again invited to be agents of restoration – just as God empowered Nehemiah against impossible odds to restore Jerusalem. The only question is whether we have a heart for the work set before us.

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First Lesson: Nehemiah 1: 2-5, 11; 2: 11, 17-18; 4: 6, 6: 15

Second Lesson:  Romans 8: 18-25

Sermon by The Rev. Susan Brasier, “Hopeless or Hopeful: You Choose”