It’s the first Sunday of Advent, and we begin our journey of watching and waiting. We start a new liturgical year and reground ourselves in the presence of God and a reminder from Jesus to keep watch. So, as we begin our season of watchful waiting, what might we need to reprioritize or let go of so that we can focus on the present moment and not forget the reason for the season.
Matthew 25:14-30 Parable of the Talents Year A Proper 28 – 25th Sunday after Pentecost I grew up, at times, relatively poor, in a post-manufacturing town in southeastern Michigan. My parents divorced when I was ten, and my mother, without even a high school diploma, and battling medical and psychological health concerns, struggled to find meaningful work. While I knew we had a safety net in my extended family, there was little money, and we received at times welfare assistance.…
I’ll be quite honest with you, I wrestled with what I was going to preach on today. I’ve had a lot on my mind: end of tax season (will it ever end?), catching up on returning after 2 months away, keeping my clients happy at the beginning of the month, turning out reports and going to meetings. So I’ve procrastinated all week (well, really for several weeks) and haven’t been able to connect with the readings for today. And I’ll…
In our Gospel text for today, Jesus responds to the questions of the Pharisees and shares again the greatest law to love God with all of whom we are, then adds a way in which we can do that by loving our Neighbor as ourselves. While we’ve heard these teachings before, have we truly pondered what it means to love God? What does love in action towards God look like? Join us for a text that often leaves us with more questions than answers.
