There are many things that aren't quite right in this world. There are people who suffer every day, not only because of physical and mental issues, but also because of there are systems that don't serve properly and sometimes even do harm.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper C16 – 24-Aug-25”
Have you ever been told that there are some things you shouldn't do in church? Now some of those rules are good and helpful and, if your parents tell you not to do something, you should listen to them.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C16 – 24-Aug-25”
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A lot of people in Jesus' time came to him to be healed. Is that why you're here today? Part of what this table represents is healing; healing of the relationships between people and God and between people and others.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Proper C16 – 24-Aug-25”
Looking at the passage from Hebrews for today, we get a reminder of all the ways our spiritual ancestors walked in faith before us. The powerful things they were able to do were because they believed in God and believed in what the Realm of God would bring.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper C15 – 17-Aug-25”
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Our gospel reading for today is difficult because Jesus talks about bringing division. I think one of the keys to understanding is to know that division is not the goal of his coming, but that he certainly understood it was going to be a result.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Proper C15 – 17-Aug-25”
When I was around your age, there was a toy that I really wanted. It was an "action figure" and it was really cool. It had arms and legs that you could move and pose and you could even get it to look in different directions.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C15 – 17-Aug-25”
We read from Luke today about servants who are ready for their master's return, knowing that they have taken good care of what the master left in their care. How do we, as servants of our God, take good care of what God has left in our care?… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper C14 – 10-Aug-25”
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Our gospel reading for today has the parable of the servants who were prepared for their master to return at any time, even though he was delayed. It's clear to us that we want to be among those who are prepared for Jesus' coming, so how do we do that?… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Proper C14 – 10-Aug-25”
One day when I was in school someone knocked on the door and spoke to the teacher for a while. She turned to us and said, "I'm going to have to leave for a while. Please do your reading while I'm gone."… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C14 – 10-Aug-25”
When I was growing up, my brother and I had some toys that belonged to us both. We were supposed to share them. To be honest, that didn't always happen. Sometimes I would gather those toys where I was playing and try to keep them all to myself.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C13 – 03-Aug-25”