What's a Good Image for God's Kingdom? (Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon)

Here, Rev. De Leon shares a sermon on how the mustard seed and a small patch of neighborhood wilderness represent the Kingdom of God.

This week, my 15 year old noticed a big patch of bushes and tall grass, with a few tall trees growing out of it, with branches that make a canopy over the street. He saw all that green as something wild and beautiful that stood out from most everything else in the neighborhood…

There it was: Life growing freely.

And it provided shade for us, enough shade for the whole neighborhood… And that’s like a mustard seed, a mustard plant, because it offers more than any person can use. And THAT explains the kingdom of God.

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Rev. Dan D. De Leon has been pastor at Friends Congregational Church, UCC, since 2005. In addition to maintaining a popular column he is a fearless social and environmental justice advocate. Dan is a member of our management team. See more of Dan’s work on AllCreation.org. This sermon is offered as part of our issue, “Celebrating Earth Day 2020.”