Bring yourself, dressed in your favorite comfy clothes
Bring your gifts, your pain, your hope, and your fears
Bring the traditions that have helped you and hurt you
Bring your experiences that have made you and broken you
Bring your mind, ready to engage and question and grow
Bring your heart, open to discern and delight
Be who you are! If you are young or old and you come to Emanuel, we will be
better because of you. If you have brown skin, black skin, white skin, or any color of skin, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. If you are married or single, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. If you are gay or straight, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. If you are transgender, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. If you are a man or a woman, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. If you cannot hear or see, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. If you are sick or well, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. If you are happy or sad, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. If you are rich or poor, powerful or weak, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. If you believe in God some of the time or none of the time or all of the time, and you come to Emanuel, we will be better because of you. And make us a better community, a better congregation, and better people. We’re excited to be with you and to have you with us!
