Gather at the River

“And then there is the river. I am convinced that river is what I touched that night at that Wall. It is the river of pain and love. It is the river of all the children’s cries. It is the river of the arms that ache to hug just one more time. It is the river of the lives that should have been. It is the river flowing over a way that with tears has been watered. It is the river through which we have come treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered. It is the river of all our efforts that seem like they amounted to nothing. The river of all the sweat poured out of us as we cried, “how long, O Lord?” It is the river that feeds the tree with leaves of healing. It is the river from which all creation drinks … the river in whose water the divine stands and says, “Come.” Everyone who hears it answers, “Come.” The river of tears and love to which everyone gives and from which everyone drinks and in which everyone – no exceptions, no exclusions, no ifs, ands or buts, - the river in which everyone’s pain is received and baptized in the infinite healing love of God…” Sermon by Mike Kinman from worship at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Revelation 22:12–14, 16–17, 20–21 and John 17:20–26. Watch the sermon on YouTube. Read the text of the sermon here. Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaintspasadena1/videos. Subscribe, like, get notifications every time we post! Enjoy our extensive archive of stimulating and inspiring content! Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.