Today’s festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On a high mountain, Jesus is revealed as God’s beloved Son, echoing the words at his baptism. This vision of glory sustains us as Jesus faces his impending death in Jerusalem. […]
Sunday, February 12th, 2023, 6th Sunday After Epiphany
The Kingdom of Heaven is like … mustard seed which brings spice and shelter but is a weed. Yeast which enriches bread and food but makes it impure. Weeds and wheat growing in a field side by side. Today, we explore the pervasive, life-giving but very surprising Kingdom of Heaven.
Sunday, February 5th, 2023, 5th Sunday after Epiphany
Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount continues with one of his most famous sayings, “Do unto others as you would have done to you.” Imagine if we slowed down enough to ask if our actions and words were living into this teaching of Jesus. Living into this simple wisdom could change the world and our lives; […]
Sunday, January 29, 2023, 4th Sunday After Epiphany
Rather than investing in the treasures of this world, Jesus urges us to invest our whole selves in connection with God through prayer. This is life in the Kingdom of Heaven. What treasures do you as a child of God, share with His kingdom?
Sunday, January 22, 2023, 3rd Sunday after Epiphany
While the world sees wealth and prestige as signs of God’s love and human worth, Jesus proclaims divine blessedness and love upon those struggling in body, mind, and spirit. Receiving this blessedness empowers us to shine God’s light in the world and strive for justice. Shine in God’s light and with those around you!
January 15, 2023, 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
Filled with the Spirit in his baptism, Jesus is driven into the wilderness to face temptations to rely on his own strength, attaint his own power, and give his allegiance elsewhere. Just as he resists by relying on scripture and faith, we too are given strength through our baptism to lean on God and resist […]