The Better World Beloved Community

				"The purpose of the civil rights movement is healing... reconciliation... redemption... the creation of The Beloved Community."  ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Convening Scripture of The Better World Beloved Community "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because the Lord has annointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the year of our Lord's favor and the day of rescue of our God; To comfort all who mourn." Isaiah 61:1-2
			"Bring About a Better and More Just World!" ~Cesar Chavez "When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred, and that each act is an act of choice and therefore sacred, then life is a sacred dance lived consciously each moment. When we live at this level, we participate in the creation of a *better world." ~Scout Cloud Lee "We can work together for a *better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of human kind. ~ Wangari Maathai
			*The Better World Beloved Community site is not directly associated with the Better World sites linked to above, other than the coincidence of sharing a similar name.  We are providing the links to support all efforts towards creating "A Better World"!  Click here to discover some other great sites we've found.

Our Purpose The Better World Beloved Community believes itself convened by the Lord for spiritual reconciliation, witness, community, and participation in humanitiarian/praxis projects.  We advocate social, racial, and economic justice throughout the world.  Though an intentional Christian community, we welcome all people of good will to work with us to alleviate suffering, gain layered knowledge, seek socio-political truth, inspire compassion, and advance global justice, peace and human rights.   For these purposes we hold Chapel at the Beloved Community House, gather communally, and have initiated projects locally and globally (see Projects).  We invite those who share our spiritual vision of socio-economic justice and human dignity to become a participating friend of the Community.  For a fuller sense of the concept of "The Beloved Community" see www.thekingcenter.org/prog/bc. Our Intentions *  to embed the community in the socio-spiritual message of Isaiah 61:1-2; *  to inspire public/global citizenship; *  to translate compassion into concerted action; *  to reflect on our relationship with others, especially the marginalized of the world, and on our socio-spiritual, active participation in the vision and praxis of the Better World Beloved Community; *  to enjoy gathering together - locally or with partners abroad - for Chapel, communal meals, music, shared humanitarian work and discourse; * to mentor participation in the Community of associates' children, teens, and a racially and geographically diversity of kids during our summer Beloved Community Week.

This Better World Beloved Community logo was created as a gift to us by Cameron Larnerd (13)

		There is...joy for those who promote peace. Prov. 12:20b

Below are sample photos of some of our past & ongoing projects, including ~ Beloved Community Week projects & participants: * Serving Soldiers Project;   * CHOW Collection Project; * Intergenerational Outreach Project; As well as many of our on-going Beloved Community House activities: * Chapel services;   * Hurricane Katrina Respite Project;   *Promoting Citizenship through weekly Peaceful Protesting and Community Service; And also our Global Outreach Projects in Calcutta, Nairobi, and Mexico. 37.  ..."Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?  38. When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?   39. When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' 40. "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' Matthew 25:37-40 (NIV) What is it that God requires of us? 8."Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; for the rights of all who are destitute. 9. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." Proverbs 31:8-9 (NIV)

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