When people asked John what they should do, he said that they should "produce fruit worthy of repentance." He said to give to those who have little and to feed those who have no food. In our own time, we are called to do those same things in order to bring Christ into the world and to show others the ways of God.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Advent 3C – 15-Dec-24”
Just as in John's time, there are people yearning to see God's presence in their lives, yearning to see goodness and wholeness and to be able to live their lives in peace.
The call to John, to make the way for God to come into the world is the same call we hear here in this time.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Advent 2C – 8-Dec-24”
In our gospel reading for today, Jesus talks about worrying and says, "Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?" That's true, but as we all know there are things that can go wrong all the time.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Thanksgiving B – 26-Nov-24”
When Israel said that they wanted a King, Samuel warned them what a king would do: He would take their sons off to fight wars. He would demand taxes. He would take their best and leave them with the remainder.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Christ the King Sunday – 24-Nov-24”
In times like those Jesus talked about in our gospel story for today, there are a lot of folks who are affected by the instability. Those folks have real, physical needs that have to be addressed. There are people who need a safe place to live.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper B28 – 17-Nov-24”
To love God with all our being and to love others as we do ourselves takes concrete action. We need to put actions to our words. How will the world know of God's love for all people if we don't share that news?… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper B27 – 10-Nov-24”
We've been remembering those people who have been a part of the Church before us and have brought it to us for our care and stewardship. We remember them for the way they lived out their lives of faith in front of us and also by the ways they gave of themselves and their resources so that this congregation would be God's presence in their place and time.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for All Saints Day – 03-Nov-24”
"What do you want me to do for you?" One of the things that we need to think about in what we do for others is whether we are doing things that make us feel good or are we doing things that really meet needs and help others.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper B25 – 27-Oct-24”
What does it mean to be great? James and John had some pretty typical ideas about that, but Jesus disagreed. They thought it meant being in a position of power and authority. Jesus said that the one who is truly great is one who is a servant of others.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper B24 – 20-Oct-24”
Sometimes, when we read Jesus' comments to others we read them as if they were commands for all of us. We need to be careful with that. When Jesus tells the man in our story today that he should sell all he has and give the proceeds to the poor, it was because his riches distracted him from the things God wanted.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper B23 – 13-Oct-24”