RCL reflection, Proper 22, Year A, October 8, 2023.
This week’s Gospel urges us to ask how we are tending the fruits of God’s vineyard. Are we cultivating sweet grapes of grace or extracting all that we can without thought for others? Do we sow gratitude at every chance?
RCL Reflection, 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, October 4, 2020
A little refresher course on the Ten Commandments and other faith basics is always appropriate, especially in these divisive times. Offering a fresh view of beloved community in light of our baptismal covenant is spot on. God desires relationship with us and provides good guidance to gather healthy, holy, and whole communities.
RCL reflection, 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, October 8, 2017
A stewardship question worth asking about this week’s gospel lesson is just how are we tending the fruits of God’s vineyard? Are we working together–tenant/grower and representative of the landowner–to produce the best possible yield? Are we cultivating sweet grapes of grace or extracting all that we can without thought for others in a harvest of wrathful choices and selfish gain? Do we sow gratitude at every chance? (Photo: Julianna, Creative Commons)
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Year A, October 5, 2014
The parable of the vineyard is tough sledding, but even this story has stewardship implications. Read on for sermon notes, worship ideas, and time with children and youth. (Photo: DeusXFlorida, Creative Commons. Thanks!)
