Worship in Action Sunday

Matthew 25: 35 (NRSV)
‘for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to
drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I
was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’

Hebrews 13:13-16 (The Message)
So let’s go outside, where Jesus is, where the action is—not trying to be privileged
insiders.. This “insider world” is not our home...Make sure you don’t take things for
granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with
others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship—a different kind of “sacrifice”
—that take place in kitchen and workplace and on the streets.

Worship in Action Sunday is a new concept for us at Inlet, and is an invitation to
live and worship with imagination and hope, providing a way for us to come
alongside our neighbours in Port Moody, in our individual neighbourhoods, and
beyond. We hope that you can live into worship in action holistically, as a whole
person, loving God and neighbour as yourself every day of the week.

We invite you into this first experience (of what we hope will happen more often) as an
opportunity to holistically care for ourselves and our communities. Donating nutritious
food for the Share Food Bank fills bellies and provides nourishment. Singing together
on Zoom while writing cards to those who need a kind word, writing letters and signing
petitions in support of a Canada-wide Guaranteed Livable Income (that would mean
basic food provision for all) or taking a walk to exegete (interpret) your neighbourhood
or inviting a friend for lunch...all creates space of solace and opening towards deep
sabbath. Worship in Action helps us reorient the rest of the month as we relate to
people in our community with different life experiences, perspectives, joys, and
burdens. Let us live out the scripture through action this Sunday, in whatever way
speaks to you.