We work to live in relationship with God

and one another -

Listening without judgment

and offering love, grace and forgiveness

As we ourselves remain humble and vulnerable,

offering and receiving help

out of gratitude to God.

We are called to be the hands and feet of God,

sustaining God’s creation

through relationships built 

on empathy and compassion,

kindness fueled by curiosity and delight,

listening ears, honest words, and forgiving actions

as we work to fill in our cultural blind spots

by putting God’s love and our faith into action.

We are thinkers and doers,

a community rich with tradition

yet embracing and celebrating

authenticity and diversity.

We believe that we are enough,

yet long to offer more -

so together, as the Body of Christ,

we seek to reconcile our faith with our actions,

establishing Divine Justice for the fruition

of the kin-dom of God.

We embrace the sacred moments of sabbath,

slowing down so we can catch up.

We listen with wonder and curiosity,

assuming positive intent.

We show up, we visit, we lean in,

and we make ourselves vulnerable

as we care for others who are also vulnerable

with patience, courage, grace, and empathy

for ourselves as much as for others

and for the whole of God’s creation.