LETTER FROM THE PASTOR

January 23, 2025

I have been praying about how to address this. Please understand that my response is directed to the church in America and not to any political leader.

I am shocked and dismayed by the response of the evangelical church, which has characterized a sermon on mercy and a plea for mercy as a political attack. I feel deep pain for my siblings who see this communication and use it to assess the state of all churches during this time.

There are vulnerable communities that were addressed in the sermon, with nothing more than a request to extend inclusive mercy to all people.

I will not address the political response but will focus on the response from our sibling churches. In the ministry of Jesus Christ, He shared and displayed one simple message: all are sacred. He advocated for the disenfranchised in a manner that challenged those in power to care for all those entrusted to them.

For those siblings in our world who are questioning the response of “The Church” at this time, amidst many reactionary responses, I want to reach out.

To our siblings who are fearful, those referenced in this sermon on mercy, please know that you are cared for by churches and you are loved.

To those who perceive a message of mercy as an attack, I would like to engage in conversation with you. I want to address our concerns, both for and against this message, in order to find common ground. It is only through conversation that we can find peace.

Respectfully,

Rev. M. Andrew Davis (He/Him/His)
Pastor 
Temecula United Methodist Church

Email: pastordrewdavis@gmail.com   

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Thought for the Day:  "O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD. O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever." Psalm 118:1-2, 26, 29

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