RCL Reflection for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, July 5, 2020
This is an exciting and somewhat terrifying time to be the church. We face a tsunami of change in our faith communities, culture, economy, everything. Sure, that’s scary, but Jesus calls us back to center. I can almost hear him saying, “Stop fussing and fretting and breath. I am with you, and all shall be well.” (Photo:
Life Saver or Life Savior?
RCL Reflection, Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A, July 9, 2017
In Jesus we have not only a life saver but also a life Savior, and this makes all the difference in the world. in 1912 the creation of small life saver-shaped candies saved candy maker Clarence Crane’s business by boosting his summer sales when shipping chocolate was impractical, The salvation Jesus freely offers us as our Life Savior is ever so much sweeter and longer lasting! (Photo: Amanda Munoz, Creative Commons)
The Soul Whisperer
Lectionary Reflection for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Year A, June 6, 2014
Can you hear the whisper of Jesus calling you to wholeness, to healing, to a new way of being? In the wearying wake of the world’s vain promises and competing claims, Jesus offers fresh hope, a light load, and real rest. These are words so many of us need to hear afresh. How will you share this good news? (Photo: wild, Creative Commons)