At New Abbey we believe in unity over uniformity. That God loves our diversity. The good news of Jesus is that we are all Gods children, that we’re loved by God, and that God enjoys us. Each of us brought something different within us today. Maybe it’s joy, and celebration or anxiety, and fear. The reality is probably a mixture of things. Can we honor that God loves the diversity within us? That God loves us exactly where we are and for who are! If we can honor that can we also honor the diversity of the person whose hand we’re holding. That God loves them with all they’re holding. And that may be different than us; Can we honor that God loves them? That they are Gods child, that they are loved by God, and that God enjoys them. And if we can do that. May we do the most audacious thing Jesus ever asked of any of us? Can we learn to even love our enemy? These are easy words to say but they will take a lifetime to live out. We come here to remind ourselves of these truths.