Sermon preached by Pastor Kathleen O’Keefe Reed on Sunday, June 18, 2017. Texts for the day were:
- Genesis 18:1-15
- Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19
- Romans 5:1-8
- Matthew 9:35–10:8
Pastor Reed dedicated the sermon to activist Desiree A. Fairooz, who was convicted of the crime of laughing during a Senate confirmation hearing. Pastor Reed also referred to the book Truth Speaks to Power: The Countercultural Nature of Scripture by theologian Walter Brueggeman.