November 23, 2025

“The Invisible Kingdom”

‘The Invisible Kingdom” A sermon based on Jeremiah 23:1-6; Colossians 1:11-20; and Luke 23:33-43 delivered on Sunday, November 23, 2025 by the Rev. Alison Andrea Young at the First Congregational UCC of Onekama, Michigan.

When I was a little girl at Mission Road Elementary School in Oceanside, California, I have a vivid memory of solemnly standing each morning, facing the flag, placing my right hand reverently over my heart, and reciting the “Pledge of Allegiance.” Perhaps you share these kinds of memories. I remember reciting “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, invisible, with liberty and justice for all.” “One nation, under God, invisible”… I dutifully repeated this mistaken word morning after morning throughout my elementary school years . . .

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