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I can't really fault Thomas for wanting to see the risen Lord for himself. I'd like that too. What I do have is Jesus own assurance that, wherever and whenever we gather, Jesus is with us.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Easter 2C – 24-Apr-22”
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All of Easter worship is a celebration of our Risen Lord. That's true at the table as well. Even as we remember the cost Jesus paid to show the depth of God's love for us, we also remember that he was raised and is present here and now.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Easter C – 17-Apr-22”
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There is no question in our Palm Sunday celebrations that Jesus is a King. The problem comes when we try to impose our ideas of earthly kings upon him.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Palm Sunday C – 10-Apr-22”
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Four days before Jesus washed his own disciples' feet, Mary washes his with fine perfume. Mary's act was an act of reverence for the one she called "Master." Jesus' act was an act of service for the ones he now called "friends."… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Lent 5c – 3-Apr-22”
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Both parables in the gospel reading talk about how much God loves those who are struggling with sin, the lost, the ones who need that love. Well, that's pretty much all of us.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for (Gospel) For Lent 4C – 27-Mar-22”
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We're, all of us, like the fig tree in the parable that Jesus tells. Sometimes we need a second, third, or even fourth chance to show what God intended for us.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Lent 3C – 20-Mar-22”
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Jesus says to Jerusalem, "How often have I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings." That desire to gather God's children together, even when they're not all behaving very well, continues today.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Lent 2C – 13-Mar-2”
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Sometimes, like when Jesus was in the desert, we are hungry for physical nourishment. Other times, we hunger for more than just something to fill our stomachs. The small amount of bread and drink we have in front of us is not enough to slake our physical hunger or thirst, but it is more than enough, in symbolizing Jesus' own body and blood, to fill the spiritual hunger that gnaws at us in this world.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Lent 1C – 6-Mar-19”
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In our gospel story today, we have Jesus' transfiguration. Of all the things that can be said about this, the one that seems the most important is that this event was meant to prepare the disciples for what came next.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Transfiguration C – 27-Feb-22”
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Sometimes it's not so easy loving even those we care about, yet Jesus tells us to love even those who wish us harm. It's not easy, but it may be a little easier for us if we remember that here at this table, we experience God's mercy and underserved love every week.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Epiphany C7 – 20-Feb-22”