Quick Summary:

This second of three stewardship sermons uses the image of FLEDGING to talk about the church as a community of formation. Being a fledgling is a vulnerable place to be in the world. Whether you’re a being of the avian variety or a being of the human variety, getting connected to a community that can provide safety, nurture, guidance, and modeling is essential. That’s something we each try to do in our own households, and it’s what we strive to do here at Peace.

Writer David Brooks, in a recent column, tells how one family invites vulnerable young people (fledglings) into their lives through the simple practice of sharing a weekly meal. In spite of the turmoil in their lives, by participating in this community these young people grow wings and begin to fly.

We in the church are called to be a community that is completely intolerant of social distance. And no matter what happens on Election Day this will still be our calling moving forward.