The Rev. Dr. C.W. Dawson Jr. preached on “The Building of a Nation” in his sermon during our online worship service on April 11, 2021. He said our calling is not just to build a particular community, but to build a nation. Anti-immigrant bias, voter suppression, and continued racism, sexism and homophobia are contrary to the ideals upon which our country was founded. To build a nation, we need to embrace those ideals.