Why do we give? Some might say that we give because it makes us feel good. Others might say that it's enlightened care for others. Some might say that we give because we have and they don't. There are a lot of answers to the question, especially if we're honest.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper C9 – 6-Jul-25”
To be a Christian is simple to describe, but not easy to do. It takes a singular devotion of our time, our abilities, and our resources to see to it that the poor are helped, the hungry are fed, the suffering are comforted, those who are sick and in prison are visited, and the systems of this world that seek to keep things that way are challenged.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper C8 – 29-Jun-25”
Whatever the demons that had wrecked the life of the young man whom Jesus encountered were, Jesus was able to remove their influence from him and restore him to health and stability.
I won't say that Jesus had an easier job, but the demons we face today are scourges like poverty and homelessness, systems of oppression so embedded into our institutions that we sometimes think "That's just the way things are."… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper C7 – 22-Jun-25”
How do we remember Jesus; what he said, what he did, who he is? In the gospel reading for today Jesus says that it is the task of the Holy Spirit to declare the things we need to know.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Trinity Sunday C – 15-Jun-25”
Jesus says, "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father." and Jesus lived such a life of service to others and to God that that was true. For us, we can hope that whoever sees us can catch a glimpse of Jesus in our actions and our words.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Pentecost – 8-Jun-25”
There are a lot of things we can say about what it means to "Be one." One thing that might get lost in that discussion is that being one means we're all connected to each other.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Easter 7C – 01-June-25”
The man at the Pool of Siloam had been there a long time. There were probably some folks who had actually noticed him, sitting on the outskirts, trying to move when in order to be healed, but it was Jesus who noticed him and did something about it.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Easter 6C – 25-May-25”
Jesus says that people will know us by how we love God's other children. But what does that look like. When Jesus announced his ministry, he said that he was sent by God to visit the sick and suffering and those in prison, that he was sent by God to help others in their needs, that his proclamation of "the acceptable year of the Lord" was to be evidenced by concrete actions of love and mercy.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Easter 5C – 18-May-25”
Jesus' sheep hear his voice and listen to it. How can we tell if we are listening? We can tell when we're doing the same things that Jesus did. We can tell when we're visiting the sick and dying, when we're caring for the poor and those whom society tends to forget, when we're welcoming the outsiders and strangers.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Easter 4C – 11-May-25”
"Cast your nets on the other side of the boat." Jesus says. Some people are looking for things of value, something that will last. Others are looking to make a difference in this world.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Easter 3C – 4-May-25”