First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo
Join us as each week as we explore and practice what it means to express God's love for the world. First Presbyterian is an inclusive congregation located in the heart of Marin County, California. We are a church that feels called to love one another, express gratitude, ease suffering, and work for justice.
First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo
Choose Life
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The Rev. Dr. Joanne Whitt
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 14:25-33: Jesus' dire warnings about the cost of discipleship reflect the cost of any and every choice we make in life that involves commitment. Given that this is the same Jesus who said, "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (John !0:10), the emphasis of our faith should not be sacrifice and suffering but the joy of life lived as though God is the ruler of our hearts and minds here and now. Author Barbara Ehrenreich was asked what she would give up to live in a more human world. She answered, “I think we shouldn’t think of what we would give up to have a more human world; we should think of what we would gain.”