Have you ever played the game "Follow the Leader?"
I have to admit that I wasn't very good at it. Any time the leader did something that needed speed or balance, I usually couldn't do it.
Jesus was talking about another kind of "Follow the Leader" in our story for today.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C8 – 26-Jun-22”
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Jesus has some pretty harsh words today for people who intend to follow him. It's going to be hard at times and it will take your full attention and commitment.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper C8 – 26-Jun-22”
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Jesus tells the man whom the demons had plagued that he should "Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you." Most of us won't be recovered from demons today, but many of us will gain an edge on some particular sinfulness that is bothering us.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper C7 – 19-Jun-22”
The folks at the animal shelter didn't know what to do about this dog. He was mean. They were certain that his former owners had hurt him and so he treated every human being as though they were enemies.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Proper C7 – 19-Jun-22”
I try really hard to remember important things, but sometimes I forget. Does that ever happen to you?
Jesus told his disciples a lot of really important things, most important was that God loves everyone and they needed to tell everyone that.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Trinity Sunday C – 12-Jun-22”
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How do we remember Jesus; what he said, what he did, who he is? In the gospel reading for today Jesus says that it is the task of the Holy Spirit to declare the things we need to know.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Trinity Sunday C – 12-Jun-22”
Have you ever wanted to do something you knew was the right thing to do, but were really afraid to do it?
The disciples were having a time like that. They knew now that Jesus would be with them, wherever they went, but they also remembered that he had been hurt and killed by some folks who didn't like what he was saying.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Pentecost C – 5-Jun-22”
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In the gospel reading for today, Jesus explains to Philip that, "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father." Jesus so reflected the nature of God that to see Jesus is to see God; to know Jesus is to know God.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for 5-Jun-22”
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We often hear Jesus' prayer "that they may be one" as a hope and a command to try to make it so. There's another truth: We are already one, because Christ has made us so.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Easter 7C – 29-May-22”
Andrew is the son of a friend of mine. When I lived in Michigan, he was about your age, and I remember a time when my family and his were sitting together in church. One of the leaders of our church was praying and he was kind of loud.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Easter 7C – 29-May-22”