Belief is not purely a matter of the will. Belief is action—belief is a matter of the heart as well as the mind. Over and over again Scripture refers to believing with our heart. We don’t just think that God loves the world—we believe it! We don’t just think that United Methodist Women is called to serve and to advocate for women, children and youth—we believe it! We don’t just think there is a role for us to play—we believe it!

Since the onset of the pandemic, many of you showed with your actions that you believe you are called upon to make a difference. You contributed to the Giving Now event in May 2020 to help national mission institutions respond to unprecedented need. You made masks. Many masks. Thousands of masks! Masks for schoolchildren, health workers, national mission institutions, the Navajo Nation and mission organizations around the world. You spoke up for racial justice during this year of “crisis revealed.” You were invited. You invited others. You responded. You acted, believing you could make a difference. And you did.

Remember your relationships. Remember your legacy of faith and action and the women who have gone before us. Remember God’s love for us and for the whole world. Now is our time to remember and to rekindle and to believe that God is at work.

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This episode originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of response, the award winning magazine from United Methodist Women.

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