I am interning at First Baptist Church in Asheville this summer. This is my homily for the Wednesday chapel service. There are so many things that I would say different, but I’m glad that I did it. The summer series is based around the beatitudes, and saints or other spiritual figures are matched with the passage. My verse was “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven,” Matthew 5:3 paired with St. Francis of Assisi.
There, but for the grace of God, go I.
Kena Hawkins Newkirk 