I wonder if Jesus, in John's gospel, seems to be reluctant to openly begin his ministry at the wedding in Cana. I think we can understand. Sometimes we're reluctant to be seen in a particular way.
As we come to the time of offering, we might recognize ourselves as standing in the middle of what we're comfortable with and what we're called to do.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Epiphany 2C – 19-Jan-25”
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The gospel reading today is an ... interesting one. It's a bit hard to figure out what to make of Jesus turning water into wine at a wedding. What does that show us about who Jesus is and who God is?… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Epiphany 2C – 19-Jan-25”
In our gospel story for today Jesus is at a party and, like some parties, this one ran out of things to drink. The person who was having the party was embarrassed. Some of the guests were embarrassed.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Epiphany C2 – 19-Jan-25”
When John was asked "What should we do?", he responded, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.” So, the call of God to repentant souls is to share with others, especially the necessities of life.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Baptism of the Lord C – 12-Jan-25”
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In the end of our scripture for today, God speaks from heaven and says, "This is my son, whom I love. I am well pleased with him."
We will probably never hear God speak from heaven, but we will experience the fact that we are all beloved of God in may ways.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Baptism of the Lord C – 12-Jan-25”
In our gospel story for today people were asking John if he was the Messiah, the one who God would send to do amazing things and show God's love and power to people. John said he wasn't the Messiah.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Baptism of the Lord C – 12-Jan-25”
Our gospel reading for today is from John. Now John writes in a way that can be difficult to understand. He talks about light and about being born from above and sometimes it can be hard to figure out what he means.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Christmas 2C – 5-Jan-25”
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It's probably no accident that the beginning of the book of Genesis and the beginning of the gospel of John begin with the same words, "In the beginning..." John wants us to know that this Jesus we're about to read about is one with the one God who created all things.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Christmas 2C – 5-Jan-25”
Sometimes it's hard to figure out who Jesus is. Countless books have been written on that subject. Some of them even agree on a lot of points. It may be helpful for our understanding to struggle with who we think Jesus is, but one way to do that is to look at what Jesus did.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Christmas 2C – 5-Jan-25”
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Jesus answers his parents in our gospel lesson for today, "Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” It may have been immature of Jesus not to have told his parents where he would be, but he's right in saying that this was the right place for him to be.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Christmas 1C – 29-Dec-24”