Give me your tired, your poor, your harmed

Ministerial intern Susan Yarbrough's sermon delivered on August 9, 2015. U.S. asylum-seekers and refugees have their faces pressed up against the glass of something they want with every cell of their being. When we remember the times of alienation and longing in our own lives, we begin to have compassion for ourselves and to understand the heartfelt joy of listening to and welcoming strangers.