Matthew 9:35-10:8 Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Then…
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard…
Today is Trinity Sunday. As I don’t have a Masters in Divinity, and don’t feel theologically trained enough to delve into the mystery of “The Trinity” in a sermon, I won’t try to do so. Instead, I’m going to share with you how I try to include God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit in my life through words, works and daily interactions with others. As some of you may know, I’m celebrating my 80th birthday this summer. (I…
For a lot of folks in the church — at least in the Episcopal Church — I’d wager Pentecost sits pretty low on the league table of personally impactful feast days. People might make a special effort to come to church on Christmas or Easter, but the same can’t really be said in the Episcopal Church for Pentecost. And I’ve always been curious about that. The church year seems to reach its climax at Easter and then, weeks later, Pentecost…
