The Lord's Prayer

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Amen.

Conversation Series | The Violence of Waiting

Martin Luther King Jr was one of America's preeminent theologians. We often miss hearing MLK's deep drive towards justice amongst the many quotes popularized on social media posts. In this series, we will explore MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail together to listen for the prophetic echoes of Amos.

Message | Name

This week Carl will lead us in the second step of our series, liberate. We are continuing to explore Marthin Luther King Jr’s famous letter from a Birmingham Jail. It’s not hard to imagine how liberation and oppression interact, but how do we participate in both?

Formational Learning:

As we explored the idea of liberation, what stood out to you?

Were there any points of curiosity, clarity, confusion, conviction, or conflict that emerged as you walked through these stories?

(Head)

Our liberation is bound up together; what changes when we see freedom from injustice as a new world of justice that we all get to create together?

(Heart)

It is often easier to name how we have felt oppressed and harder to name the ways that we have oppressed others. How have you participated in someone else's oppression, and how can you bring liberation instead?

(Hands)

We want to take time to practice what we preach for this series. The Examen is a practice of reflection and prayer that helps us introspectively look at ourselves. This week as we practice the Examen, I want us to ask ourselves four questions every day.

Where did I see injustice?
Where did I see liberation today?
How did I participate in injustice today?
How did I work for liberation today?

After spending a moment, ask God to help you work for justice in your life and the lives of those around you.

Announcements

We have a SOAP group that meets online at 9:30am PST every Thursday. Also, if you want to follow along with SOAP, you can find the daily reading plan, an explanation of SOAP, and a link to our Thursday Morning online group https://zoom.us/j/502434122
Every week we try to get to know our community better, and others who are connected to FōS, through our Shared Story segment in our liturgy. If you have a creative gift or something that you found meaningful to you that you would like to share with the community, please send us an email at hello@fos.church
We want to have another games night soon. What does the last Friday of February, Feb. 26, work for everyone?
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Our Benediction

May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you: wherever he may send you;

may he guide you through the wilderness: protect you through the storm;

may he bring you home rejoicing: at the wonders he has shown you;

may he bring you home rejoicing: once again into our doors.*

*Claiborne, Shane. Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals (p. 52). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.