The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany - The Rev. Colette Hammesfahr
Matthew 5: 13-20, February 8, 2026 Famed Civil Rights Activist and congressman from Georgia, John Lewis, wrote these words: “I ask you to reach down inside yourself, and find the truth your life is compelling you to see. That is your road to true peace, and it is the beginning of the evolution of humankind. Because every change in the world starts within. It begins with one individual who envisions his or her micro-universe the way it can be, and settles for nothing less. And as one individual moves towards the light, that light ignites more individual flames and eventually the revolutionary inner work becomes a transformative outer work that builds into a bonfire of light, the kind of light that can change the world. It starts from within, with one individual who seeks the way of peace. Will you be that person?” [1] ...