On Sunday, November 10, 2024, Rev. Cari pulled the thread through from the previous Sunday’s story sermon, featuring ‘Tilly Lambis’ (the widow who watched God move into the neighbourhood) and continued on with two more Biblical narratives involving widows. I Kings 17:8-16 and Mark 12:38-44 were the two texts she opened on behalf of the Crossroads community.

It was the Sunday after the US election, when a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, white supremacist and self proclaimed ‘dictator on day one’ handily won the American presidency for the second time. It was also the Sunday of Crossroads’ Stewardship dedication. It was a good Sunday to hear the stories of these marginal women, as they engaged with Elijah and Jesus. Together we lifted up loving action, resisting evils of hate and fear, grounding in hope and trust.