Seventh Sunday after Epiphany, Narrative Lectionary, Year 3, February 19, 2017
Why it is SO tough to extend the same unmerited grace, love, and forgiveness to others that Jesus extends to us? Is it because we are constantly told that there are limited resources, and if we don’t “get ours first” there may not be enough to meet our needs? Does it have more to do with our need to judge others to justify our own brokenness? This week’s lesson from Luke’s gospel has a lot to say about faith, forgiveness, and lavish love.