RCL Reflection, 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 15, Year A. August 16, 2020.
Even God’s people seem to be better at building fences to keep people out than building bigger dinner tables to welcome more people. This week’s lessons focus on God’s radical provision and desire for us to work to include others in the banquet. (Photo: Rachel Tayse, Creative Commons)
Revised Common Lectionary Reflection, Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C, May 26, 2019
As we mature in faith and open ourselves to the vastness of God, our job is to look around. Where do we see Jesus? The answer, of course, is everywhere in every atom and molecule of creation and in the faces of our neighbors. But like the toddler playing peek-a-boo with a beloved adult, we have to open our eyes and look. (Photo: Dennis Jarvis, Creative Commons)
RCL Reflection, 11th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 15, Year A, August 20, 2017
Even in the midst of this rather crummy situation, the Canaanite woman will not be deterred from holding out her hand for a crumb from Jesus. She instinctively knows she belongs at the table. That is great faith, my friends. And, this too, is great stewardship. This outsider woman gets it. She understands that you don’t hoard grace and that you aren’t stingy with love and healing. A crumb from Jesus makes all the difference in the world. (Photo: Simon James, Creative Commons)
