In the Face of Fear, Let’s Stick Together

The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, January 4, 2026.

In the face of fear, let us stick together. Let us defy empire, not with swords, but with wisdom, truth telling, courage and solidarity. Let us kneel in awe, not before the powerful, not before any political party, or high-tech billionaire, or entrenched system whose dominance seems inevitable. Instead, let us bow before the powerless Christ, whose birth marks the beginnings of God’s peace campaign. Let us come into silence and allow the infinite to greet us there us in a place beyond words.

Liberating Words:

• Isaiah 60: 1-6

• Matthew 2: 1-12