Break Apart Your Stony Self
When Bishop Michael Curry delivered his sixteen-minute sermon this past week at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, he didn't hold back. His sermon, which was unabashedly Jesus-centered and love-focused quickly became the most memorable moment of the ceremony. He preached with a passion and power that had hitherto been unseen or heard in the hallowed halls of St. George's chapel. Millions upon millions of people heard his stirring and inspiring words on the power of love to overcome injustice and heal all wounds. The British newspaper, The Guardian put it like this: "The American bishops did it black. And he shocked the congregation by refusing to tone down his passionate message on power and love." I've been thinking a great deal about why Curry's sermon caused such a stir. Those words written in The Guardian speak volumes. People were shocked that he didn't tone down "his passi...