When I was a little older than you are right now, my family got a chance to go to the World's Fair. The World's Fair is an amazing thing: There are demonstrations of things from all over the world.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C17 – 28-Aug-22”
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Jesus warns his disciples against arrogance in the gospel reading for today. As we gather at the table, let us consider that again. Each of us comes at the call of our host, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Proper C17 – 28-Aug-22”
Have you ever been told that there are some things you shouldn't do in church? Now some of those rules are good and helpful and, if your parents tell you not to do something, you should listen to them.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C16 – 21-Aug-22”
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A lot of people in Jesus' time came to him to be healed. Is that why you're here today? Part of what this table represents is healing; healing of the relationships between people and God and between people and others.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Proper C16 – 21-Aug-22”
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Our gospel reading for today is difficult because Jesus talks about bringing division. I think one of the keys to understanding is to know that division is not the goal of his coming, but that he certainly understood it was going to be a result.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Proper C15 – 14-Aug-22”
When I was around your age, there was a toy that I really wanted. It was an "action figure" and it was really cool. It had arms and legs that you could move and pose and you could even get it to look in different directions.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C15 – 14-Aug-22”
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Our gospel reading for today has the parable of the servants who were prepared for their master to return at any time, even though he was delayed. It's clear to us that we want to be among those who are prepared for Jesus' coming, so how do we do that?… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Proper C14 – 7-Aug-22”
One day when I was in school someone knocked on the door and spoke to the teacher for a while. She turned to us and said, "I'm going to have to leave for a while. Please do your reading while I'm gone."… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C14 – 7-Aug-22”
When I was growing up, my brother and I had some toys that belonged to us both. We were supposed to share them. To be honest, that didn't always happen. Sometimes I would gather those toys where I was playing and try to keep them all to myself.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C13 – 31-Jul-22”
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A wise person once told me that there are only two things that will last forever, our relationship with God and our relationships with each other. Here at the table, those to lasting things come together.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Proper C13 – 31-Jul-22”