The commandments about "God and us" aren't about "people worship God in order to make God feel better"--they're about worshiping God to make us better people.
Guest preacher Pastor Elizabeth Rawlings from Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Washington.
Sometimes our humanity gets in the way and people get hurt. Sometimes God uses our imperfections as opportunities to heal others. And sometimes it's both.
People are disposable--but only because they aren't. (listen and you'll understand)
Mary's first reaction to the empty tomb? Go and get the others. Jesus' first command to her at the site of a resurrected Jesus? Go and get the others. It's…
What can we learn from Mary's word choice when she saw the resurrected Christ for the first time?