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Will You Meet Us Where We Are?

Written by Faith2014 on April 24, 2023.

As we continue in this season of Easter, today we meet the disciples on the road. Full of questions and wonderings, they meet a stranger and process all that has conspired the last few days – murder, chaos, resurrection – all they had hoped for that did not happen. It is not until the bread is broken that they realize Jesus was in their midst. Every week, we come together to reflect on the past week – our disappointments, our hopes and expectations and Jesus promises to meet us – at the table, in the liturgy, through one another.

Accompanying Scripture:
Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Luke 24:13-35

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Will You Meet Us Where We Are?

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Easter Eggs in Reality

Written by Faith2014 on April 17, 2023.

Jesus is alive! What wonderful news! Except that the rest of the world hasn’t caught up. There are still reasons – then and now – to be happy and scared, doubting and confident, nervous and at peace, and every other emotion. Jesus comes to help friends and followers to be fully alive with him. Alleluia!

Accompanying Scripture:
Acts 2:14a, 22-32; John 20:19-31

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Easter Eggs in Reality

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He is Risen: We are Changed

Written by Faith2014 on April 10, 2023.

What we hear today is great news. Yet, “fear” is mentioned four times in the telling of the story. What is so scary about resurrection? Change, even when it gives us wings, IS scary… and exciting.

Accompanying Scripture:
Acts 10:34-4; Matthew 28:1-10

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He is Risen: We are Changed

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When the Parade is Over

Written by Faith2014 on April 3, 2023.

Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem becomes a populist coronation parade. But when the parade ends the streets are a mess, literally and figuratively. On Palm Sunday, we relive the last days of Jesus earthly life again… and are reminded we get to live again with him now.

Accompanying Scripture:
Isaiah 50:4-9a; Matthew 27:11-54

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When the Parade is Over

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When Hope Turns to Anger

Written by Faith2014 on March 27, 2023.

They’re Jesus’ closest friends and he disappoints them. They had faith and lost it. If you haven’t been there, it’s only because you haven’t lived long enough or paid enough attention. Life – and death – are beautiful, bewildering, and hard… let’s not do them alone.

Accompanying Scripture:
Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11:1-45

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When Hope Turns to Anger

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There is None So Blind…

Written by Faith2014 on March 20, 2023.

How did you do on your last eye exam? Jesus meets a man with a disability (blindness) and – without talking to him – heals him. Was the man surprised by what Jesus did to/for him and what he saw afterward? Perhaps he was surprised… and not necessarily pleasantly! How often do we, conveniently, hang onto our myopia?

Accompanying Scripture:
1 Samuel 16:1-13; John 9:1-41

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There is None So Blind...

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Water to Share

Written by Faith2014 on March 13, 2023.

Jesus meets a woman whose life has been anything but ordinary or easy. They have a conversation that is anything but easy or ordinary. She shares that conversation with her neighbors, and nothing is ordinary or easy again. That’s what living water does: makes life extraordinary… and uneasy.

Accompanying Scripture:
Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:5-42

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Water to Share

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It’s Okay to be Confused

Written by Faith2014 on March 6, 2023.

A very smart and curious man, Nicodemus, is in the dark about who Jesus is and what Jesus is teaching.  Their conversation is confusing to Nicodemus… and to countless generations since then.  My take?  Blessed are the ignorant, for they shall become learners and leaders.   And… woe to those who know enough to be dangerous.

Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17

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It's Okay to be Confused

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Welcome to the Wilderness

Written by Faith2014 on February 27, 2023.

As we embark on this journey of lent, we begin with this place of wilderness. From this vantage point, we are forced to ask ourselves who are we? Where do we belong? What matters? As tempting as it is to give in to every hunger, every offer of power or fame . . .in these 40 days, we are invited to recenter on the One who calls us Beloved, welcomes us into community, always extends us grace and invites us to do the same for our neighbors.

Accompanying Scripture:
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11

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Welcome to the Wilderness

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Where are we Going? We’ll Find Out on the Way!

Written by Faith2014 on February 21, 2023.

We live in a goal-oriented culture that wants to have every question answered and to know the cost and end-result of everything before anything is decided. Three of Jesus’ students go on the most puzzling field trip we could imagine and all they’re told is, “Be quiet and listen!” Good advice!

Accompanying Scripture:
Exodus 24:12-18; Matthew 17:1-9

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Where are we Going? We'll Find Out on the Way!

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Will You Meet Us Where We Are?

Easter Eggs in Reality

He is Risen: We are Changed

When the Parade is Over

When Hope Turns to Anger

There is None So Blind…

Water to Share

It’s Okay to be Confused

Welcome to the Wilderness

Where are we Going? We’ll Find Out on the Way!

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