Fall Justice Series at St. Lydia’s

This Fall at St. Lydia’s, we’ll be reading texts from the Hebrew Bible, the Gospels, and the Letters that will help us reflect on God’s call to be justice-makers in the world.  Here’s a look at what we’ll be reading, and some of the questions we’ll be focusing on. 

August 31/September 1

1 John 3:18-24

“Let us love, not in word or deed, but in truth and action:” Justice and the Heart

September 7/8

Amos 5:11-24

“Because you trample on the poor:” Economic Justice 

September 14/15
Guest preacher: Rev. Daniel Simons

September 21/22

Psalm 104

“You set the earth on its foundations:” Justice for the Earth 

September 28/29

Guest preacher: Ms. Onleilove Alston, Executive Director, Faith in New York

October 5/6

Leviticus 19:26-37

“You shall love the alien as yourself:” Loving the Stranger 

October 12/13

Galatians 28:23-29

“There is no longer male and female:” Gender and Justice 

October 19/20

Isaiah 58:1-12

“You shall be called the repairer of the breach:” Healing What Has Been Broken

October 26/27

Revelation 22:1-17

“And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations:” Peace in a World at War