May We Become What Love Requires—An Opening Prayer by Wayne Martin Mellinger, Ph.D.
May We Become What Love Requires WAYNE MARTIN MELLINGER, PH.D. Dear friends, This Thursday evening, November 5, I will offer the opening prayer at the City and Faith Community Summit on Homelessness. Councilmember Oscar Gutierrez asked CLUE’s Housing Justice Work Group to help organize this gathering of faith leaders. CLUE brings a long history of interfaith work for social justice and strong relationships with congregations and clergy throughout our community. I wanted to share my prayer with you. It speaks to the hardships our unhoused neighbors face, gives thanks for the compassion already at work among us, and asks how our faith communities can take a more active role in making shelter, housing, and belonging possible. These questions touch our Unitarian Universalist commitments deeply: How do we recognize the worth and dignity of each neighbor, and what does love require of us now? May We Become What Love Requires Wayne Martin Mellinger, Ph.D. Spirit of Life, Source o...