Jesus told the man in our gospel passage for today that he was only lacking one thing. In his case, it was letting go of his riches. For us, it might be something else entirely. Whatever it is, it's that one thing you can't give up.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper B23 – 13-Oct-24”
One of the special aspects of World Communion Sunday is that people all over the world are coming together at the table of Christ to remember Jesus and what he taught us in word and deed.
We are connected. We are connected to people in all times and places.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for World Communion Sunday 6-Oct-24”
Today is World Communion Sunday, the Sunday where Christians all over the world are reminded that the great gift of the life and death of Jesus is for all people everywhere. This table is wider than our world and the welcome is just as wide.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for World Communion Sunday 6-Oct-24”
Today is what we call World Communion Sunday. Do you know what that means? What is World Communion Sunday? [wait for answers]
World Communion Sundays is when we celebrate that people all over the world will be coming to tables and celebrating communion.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for World Communion Sunday – 06-Oct-24”
Jesus tells us that it's not what goes into our mouths that will cause us problems but what comes out of our hearts. How do we know what's coming out of our hearts? Well, we can listen to what we say about how we think we should act, but watching what we do is a much better indicator.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper B21 – 29-Sep-24”
Today, I want you to think of something that distracts you, something that keeps your attention on it so that you spend too much time with it and probably don't do other things that you should be doing.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment (Gospel) for Proper B21 – 29-Sep-24”
In the gospel passage for today, Jesus tells us that if our eye or hand causes us to sin, we're better off without them. Of course, we know it's not really our hand or eye that causes us to sin, but the false desires that come out of our heart.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper B21 – 29-Sep-24”
Being a "servant of all" seems like a lot of work. Is it even possible? Not by ourselves alone. But one of the things that the Church as a whole can do is combine our abilities, our time, and our financial resources to make it possible.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Proper 20B – 22-Sep-24”
One day when Jesus was meeting with his disciples, he took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me."… Read the rest “Children’s Moment (Gospel) for Proper B20 – 22-Sep-24”
“Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.”, Jesus says in our gospel reading for today from Mark. Most often, we remember that statement from John, as he washed the Disciples feet.… Read the rest “Table Meditation (Gospel) for Proper B20 – 22-Sep-24”