Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10Luke 12:13-21 Reflection: “Avoid greed in all its forms.” Jesus’ admonition in today’s gospel leaves us no room to barter or squirm. Jesus didn’t say that it’s okay to be a little greedy, just don’t let it get…
Scripture: Exodus 17:8-132 Timothy 3:14-4:2Luke 18:1-8 Reflection: In our Gospel reading for Sunday (Luke 18:1-8), Jesus tells a parable “about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.” The parable is about a widow who keeps after a…
Scripture: Ephesians 1:11-14Luke 12:1-7 Reflection: I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more. I shall show you whom to fear. Be afraid of the one who…
Scripture: Galatians 5:1-6Luke 11:37-41 Reflection: One reason the requirements of the kingdom can be challenging is the necessity for us to remove our pharisaic mask. That mask is the person we pretend to be – the false outer personality that…
Scripture: Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 – 5:1Luke 11:29-32 Reflection: Have you heard the concept of “putting a fleece before the Lord?” It appears in the book of Judges, when Gideon demanded undeniable proof of God’s will and God’s intention to…
Scripture: 2 Kings 5:14-172 Timothy 2:8-13Luke 17:11-19 Reflection: Dazzling Gifts A woman shared with me the reason for her divorce. On her birthday (and other occasions) she discovered her husband was sending his secretary to shop and buy his gifts…
Scripture: Galatians 3:22-29 Luke 11:27-28 Reflection: We are Blessed Because of Our Faith As a child I always thought that being connected with the church makes you holy and justified to be a child of God. Go to church on…
Scripture: Galatians 3:7-14Luke 11:15-26 Reflection: Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid wasteand house will fall against house. -Luke 11:17 I don’t know what possessed me, other than the fact that I was 12 years old, to join the…
Scripture: Galatians 3: 1-5Luke 11: 5-13 Reflection: I cringe when I hear a bad homily. Recently the celebrant preached on being persistent in prayer. Using a real-life example of someone pleading with God for a cure of a brother’s terminal…
Scripture: Galatians 2:1-2, 7-14Luke 11:1-4 Reflection: Watching contemporary news and sports it is becoming more common for TV commentators to respond to stories of loss or tragedy by saying, “Our thoughts and prayers are with you.” It appears the pendulum…