This sermon will explore the relationship between resilience, optimism, and hope, and how we navigate these hard times through the collective work that holds us in community.

Rev. Nancy Reid-McKee retired from parish ministry in 2024 and now works as a Justice Minister in Washington. She is the chair of the Commission on Social Witness, is on the Abolition As Faith Formation team, and is a community organizer with the JUUstice Washington State Action Network.  Her primary focus right now is on the safety of our transgender kin in the face of increased oppression.