Have you ever played the game "Follow the Leader?"
I have to admit that I wasn't very good at it. Any time the leader did something that needed speed or balance, I usually couldn't do it.
Jesus was talking about another kind of "Follow the Leader" in our story for today.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C8 – 29-Jun-25”
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Jesus has some pretty harsh words today for people who intend to follow him. It's going to be hard at times and it will take your full attention and commitment.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper C8 – 29-Jun-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”
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Jesus tells the man whom the demons had plagued that he should "Return to your home and declare how much God has done for you." Most of us won't be recovered from demons today, but many of us will gain an edge on some particular sinfulness that is bothering us.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper C7 – 22-Jun-25”
The folks at the animal shelter didn't know what to do about this dog. He was mean. They were certain that his former owners had hurt him and so he treated every human being as though they were enemies.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C7 – 22-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”
I try really hard to remember important things, but sometimes I forget. Does that ever happen to you?
Jesus told his disciples a lot of really important things, most important was that God loves everyone and they needed to tell everyone that.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Trinity Sunday C – 15-Jun-25”
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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 “Table Meditation (Gospel) 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”