Resilience Through Difficulty

Seattle Mennonite Church Sermons

Jesus told a parable “toward the necessity” that his hearers might be urged to pray persistently and not be discouraged. It was the story of a woman - a widow - who nevertheless persisted in crying for justice from an unjust judge who self-avowedly neither feared God nor respected people. As we emerge to resurrected life as a church community, may we grow in resilience and persistence - in the face of all that is different, hard, uncomfortable. And may we tune into the voices around us persistently crying for justice.

Series: Summer-Ordinary Time 2021

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8
Permission to podcast the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-726929. All rights reserved.

• As We Rise, O God, to Meet You - Text: David Wright © 2005; Music: James E. Clemens © 2005
• Longing for Light - Text and Music: Bernadette Farrell © 1993
• We Your People Sing Your Praises - Text: Rebecca Mosley and Josephine Munyeli © 2013; Music: Salvatore Ferretti as sung in East Africa, harm. Mennonite Worship and Song Committee, 2019

Additional Resources

• “Hope for a Broken World,” written and performed by Michael Bade, used with permission
• Call to Worship: adapted from Nancy C. Townley, writing at Ministry Matters
• Land Acknowledgement: Real Rent Duwamish - https://www.realrentduwamish.org/
• Blessing our offerings: http://tinyurl.com/SMCoffering
• Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash