Regional Minister Paul Koch and Rev. John Bennett (pictured) were among the ten Mid-America Disciples clergy who walked the halls of the Missouri capitol on February 20th to have Missouri Faith Voices heard. The purpose of the event was to lift up the needs of the people to elected officials because "as people of faith, we must not only pray for our leaders, we must also bring a prophetic voice to the issues that impact the lives of all citizens which includes the most vulnerable among us."

Here is the text of Rev. Bennett's sermon.