Bravery

The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, April 12, 2026.

“This Easter season, I'm praying that we, as individuals and as a church, will be as brave and generous as Jesus, telling the truth about the wounds we have received, and the wounds we have caused. Telling the story of the scars we bear and the scars for which we bear responsibility. At this moment, when the wider church, the body of Christ on earth, seems to be racked by the aggressive cancer of nationalism, we are called to love out loud with a fierce and tender love that leads to life; to see those scars, that illness for what it is, and to keep loving and creating. May we, like Thomas, be brave enough to ask all our questions. May we have faith in our questioning and in our believing.”

Liberating Words:

• Psalm 16: 8-11

• John 20: 19-31