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I'm sure I don't need to tell you that Zacchaeus wasn't the only sinner in Jericho. It wasn't that he was the best of the worst either. It probably wasn't that Jesus knew that he'd have a change of heart if given the chance.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper 26C – 30-Oct-22”
Have you ever done something pretty bad? In our story for today, Jesus is telling a story about two people praying. The first one prays, "Thank you God that I'm so good. Thank you that I'm not like that guy over there."… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C25 – 23-Oct-22”
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Every so often, we need to be reminded that we all come before God as sinners, wholly dependent on God's grace. Like the tax collector in our gospel passage for today, the best thing we can say is, "Lord, have mercy upon me, a sinner."… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper C25 – 23-Oct-22”
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Unlike the unjust judge in the parable for today, God is, as Jesus tells us, ready and more than willing to seek justice for us. We have no greater example of the love of God than what we remember here at this table: God did not withhold even his own son, but sent him to show us the way and bring us life and wholeness.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper C24 – 16-Oct-22”
Let's pretend you need some help and you go to your parents or teachers for it. What do you think they will do? [Wait for answers]
Jesus tells a story about a really horrible judge that just doesn't care about anything.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C24 – 16-Oct-22”
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Like the lepers in the story from the gospel for today, we don't approach God thinking we're worthy. Rather, we rely solely on the mercy of God to receive us.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper C23 – 9-Oct-22”
When someone does something nice for you, what should you do? [Wait for answers.]
Of, course, when someone does something good for you, you should thank them. Our story for today tells about 10 lepers. Those were people with a really bad disease of the skin that made people stay away from them.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C23 – 9-Oct-22”
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In the parable that Jesus tells in the gospel reading for today, he says that a master would never say to a servant, "Come here at once and take your place at the table."… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper C22 – 2-Oct-22”
Which do you think is stronger, a tree or a boulder? [Wait for answers]
I'm going to show you a picture and it may surprise you. [See picture at left]
This is a picture of a tree that started out small, but as it grew, over years and years, it split this boulder in two.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C22 – 2-Oct-22”
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At the most basic level, the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus warns us that God expects us to give out of all the good things we receive; that even those we see as outcast and forgotten are not forgotten by God.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper C21 – 25-Sep-22”