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MAC Connect 2017

Hope for the Mountains & Prairies

October 21, 2017
Billings, MT
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Welcome


MAC....
An integral part of the ecumenical movement in Montana.

Don't Be Afraid.....

“Do not be afraid” is reportedly Jesus’ most often repeated phrase to his disciples.

In light of the events in Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend, it’s a word we need to hear again—to give courage to those who stepped out in faith to stand against hate this last weekend in Virginia and to all who continue this work here in Montana, to give peace to those minds twisted by fear of difference, to give clear-thinking to all who are manipulated by fear-based thinking and rhetoric.

MAC invites all Montanans to follow Jesus teaching: “do not be afraid.”

Do not be afraid to speak against racism and intolerance of people of other faiths.
Do not be afraid to welcome strangers where you live.
Do not be afraid to listen and learn from those who are different from you.
Do not be afraid to be pilgrims to places we may not normally chose to go.
Do not be afraid for we go not so much to bring Jesus but to recognize Jesus is already there, waiting to be met.

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Adapted from Parker J. Palmer, Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit (2011)
The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions. Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinions? And do we have enough resolve in our hearts to act courageously, relentlessly, without giving up—ever—trusting our fellow citizens to join with us in our determined pursuit of a living democracy?  
—Terry Tempest Williams


Go here to learn more about Parker J. Palmer's "Five Habits of the Heart".