Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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Our own experience of the miracle feeding of the multitudes is often plagued by the skepticism that creates the need for it.
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Our gospel this week switches over to John 6, which tells the story we skipped in Mark 6. It’s just that this version is a little different.
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In the pattern Jesus invites us into: work, rest, move: we get to see a life of opportunity, learning, growing, and ultimately becoming more alive.
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In our gospel this week (and next), we are reminded of the work and the rest; of the rhythm of a life spent with purpose, and Sabbath.
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In this week’s gap in the lectionary, we have a familiar story—that fleshes out the wider story more fully…if we read it in its context.
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Reading the story of Salome is an opportunity for us to uncover the truth that we’d rather keep hidden: about power and control.