What if the solution to our biggest problems isn’t a hero… but us? This week’s readings challenge the idea that change comes from the top down and instead point toward something more demanding and more hopeful: communities built by ordinary people who choose to act, organize, and take responsibility for one another.
Have you ever noticed how often we wait for someone else to step in and fix what’s broken, whether it’s in our communities, our institutions, or even our own lives? We tell ourselves we’re not in charge, not responsible, not the right person… but what if that’s exactly the problem?
Welcome to Mythologizing the Bible, where we’ll be taking a look at three readings from the Christian Bible through the lens of “sacred myth.”
As we reflect on the readings for the 5th Sunday of Easter, we’ll explore how real change happens when ordinary people stop waiting for heroes and start focusing on “systems of care”, shared responsibility, and collective progress.
In this episode, we’re asking a tough question: Are we actually contributing to the communities we care about or just hoping someone else will do the hard work? Because it’s one thing to believe in fairness and justice… and something very different to help build them.
