Pause to Remember

Written By Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ
Water pouring into a pool

The reflection by Rev. Jeanne Randall-Bodman presented on Sunday, January 11, 2026.

We need a pause to remember our baptismal promises, whether we made them for ourselves or had them made for our infant selves and reaffirmed and claimed them as our own when we became adults: the promise to renounce the power of evil and seek the freedom of Christ; the promise, by the Grace of God, to be Christ’s disciple; to follow the way of Jesus; to resist oppression and evil; to show love and justice. We pause to remember those promises.

Liberating Words:

  • Isaiah 42:1-9

  • Matthew 3:13-17

Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ

Kairos-Milwaukie United Church of Christ (KMUCC) is an inclusive, progressive Christian community in Milwaukie, Oregon, celebrating God’s still-speaking voice and the teachings of Jesus Christ.

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