In our passage for today, Jesus is speaking about the ways that our actions have impact on the lives of others around us. He says, for instance, that even being verbally cruel to others can harm them to the extent that it should be ranked with murder!… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Epiphany A6 – 15-Feb-26”
What do you do when someone makes you really angry? [Wait for answers]
Here's what usually happens when someone makes another person angry: Let's call these two people Donny and Nancy. So Donny says something mean about Nancy and Nancy, who gets angry about it, says something a bit meaner right back.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Epiphany A6 – 15-Feb-26”
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This week's gospel reading is all about ways we should treat each other. It's not always easy. Sometimes even the people that gather around the table with us aren't the easiest to love.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Epiphany A6 – 15-Feb-26”
What makes the world livable? What helps us see the world in a light that gives us hope?
Surely acts of kindness and love do that better than anything else we do.
As hard as we struggle to make sense of the world and as far away as hope seems at times, dedicating our time and efforts and resources to sharing God's love in our world through concrete acts of justice and caring bring our world closer to the realm of God.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Epiphany A5 – 8-Feb-26”
What do you do when something good happens to you? Let's say you were given something you really wanted or someone you didn't expect was really nice to you. What would you do? [Wait for answers]
Jesus talks about this in a kind of funny way in today's story from the gospel.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Epiphany A5 – 8-Feb-2026”
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"You are the salt of the earth." "You are the light of the world."
This "you are" language reminds me of another "you are" that the Apostle Paul wrote: "You are the body of Christ."… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Epiphany A5 – 8-Feb-26”
"Blessed are the poor." "Blessed are the meek."
It sounds counter-intuitive and it's supposed to. The fact that it doesn't fit our experience in this world causes us to consider what sort of a world it would be if we could see more examples of this.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Epiphany A4 – 01-Feb-26”
In today's story from the gospel, Jesus says a lot of things about the types of people who will be happy and think that God has blessed them. What are some thing that make you feel happy? [Wait for answers]
Well, Jesus says that people who are kind to others, even when they don't deserve it will have kindnesses done to them as well.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Epiphany A4 – 01-Feb-26”
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We've heard the words of the Beatitudes so many times that they probably lose their scandalousness. I expect that the original hearers were probably saying the Aramaic version of "Say what?!"… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Epiphany A4 – 01-Feb-26”
"The people who dwelled in darkness have seen a great light."
But what exactly have they seen, perhaps something having less to do with physical light and more to do with life-giving and life-sustaining things.
When we participate in the work of the Church, whether it's directly with our own talents and abilities, or through our offerings providing the means for others to do so, we bring light and life into the world.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Epiphany 3A – 25-Jan-26”