Today in the Mission Yearbook - John Lewis' civil rights photo collection on loan

The Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler, center, of Union Presbyterian Seminary primes Wade Burns
with questions to help move the discussion along.

As a close friend of the late Congressman John Lewis, Wade Burns has deep respect for the non-violent tactics that were used by brave men, such as Lewis and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to fight racist policies during the civil rights movement. 

Lewis and others like him “came to an understanding that grace is something God gave you, so if you've been wounded in the worst ways, you can forgive the person who’s not repentant,” Burns said. “Trust God to deal with justice. Forgive them, and you don't carry the burden, the shackles of bitterness … and you take whatever strength you've got to try to overcome what was done to you.”

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Let us join in prayer for:

• Donna Costa, Food Service Manager, Stony Point Conference Center, Presbyterian Mission Agency
• Amalia Cottrell, Archive Technician, Presbyterian Historical Society

Let us pray:

Mighty God, we bless you for the rich soil in which your church is nourishing the seed of your gospel. Continue to transform our lives, congregations and communities so that all will know us by the fruit we bear. Amen.