Bishop Mariann Budde gave us a masterclass in holding political leaders to account. In her sermon at the National Cathedral, she didn't prescribe policy, but proclaimed what Christians believe & called for those values to be upheld. More of this! Kaitlyn Schiess on 🎙️Holy Post 654

What a shallow, shriveled gospel we claim to hold if it doesn't include the things Bishop Mariann Budde said in her sermon. "Because God has extended hospitality and mercy to us, that requires us to extend hospitality and mercy to others."
Kaitlyn Schiess on 🎙️Holy Post 654 (link in bio)

“Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human. It is not a bending toward the underprivileged from a privileged position; it is not a reaching out from on high to those who are less fortunate below. It is a commitment, born of the knowledge that we share the same humanity.”

If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.