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“The Liberating Law”
16th Sunday after Pentecost
World Communion Sunday
Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20
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Ask any of your friends, “How are you?” and many of them are likely to answer with variations on the same answer, “I am so busy.” There is sadness and exhaustion in those words, but there is a little bit of pride in them too. If we are busy, then maybe we are also valuable and significant. Maybe we are indispensable. Maybe we matter.
Some of us are not as busy anymore as we once were. Loss of job, loss of health, loss of mobility – all of these can force us to stop with the busyness. For many, this can raise questions of identity and worth. Who are we if we are not busy? Do we still matter if we are not producing the way we used to? (more…)
“What It Is”
14th Sunday after Pentecost
Exodus 16:2-15
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One of the great joys of parenting is when your child actually seems to “get” something you’ve been trying very hard to teach him. One day, when our sons were in kindergarten, their teacher pulled me aside to let me know that one of them had explained to the entire class the difference between a want and a need. The teacher was impressed; we were thrilled and proud. If you have children, then you know – when it comes to needs and wants, they don’t often seem to know the difference. (more…)
“A Full-Bodied Faith”
12th Sunday after Pentecost
Psalm 149
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Recently, I have fallen absolutely, entirely, enthusiastically and totally unexpectedly in love with a series of fantasy novels. The world created by George R. R. Martin in his Song of Fire and Ice series has me riveted. It is epic fantasy at its highest and fullest, and I love it. I know that I am not alone. (more…)