A Community of Hope--for Who?

In this All Saints Day stewardship message, Pastor Eric reflects on remembering our ancestors as a way of looking toward a future with hope. In doing so, he invites us to think of ourselves as "ancestors in the making" and reconsider what it is that God is calling us to be stewards of.  Rather than merely passing on possessions, what does it mean to steward "a community of hope" in a world of violence, fear-mongering, isolation, and hopelessness?  What will future generations say when they look back at us, on this moment in history, and consider how we responded? After all, hope is not merely wishful thinking; hope is a choice; hope is an action; hope is choosing to act in alignment with our deepest values, with who God calls us to be, even when the world feels like it is ending.