Faith – Drew Downs

Between the Second and Third Sunday of Epiphany (Year B)

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There’s an important gap in our lectionary this week that we’ll get to in Lent. But it is a valuable piece of the story in its context.

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In this week’s gospel, we see Jesus call Philip and Nathaneal. For us, the challenge lies in recognizing how much we call each other.

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Part of the challenge of connecting with the divine (and one another) is that we forget that even God isn’t doing all of the work.

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4 min read

In the calling of Nathanael, we jump past the call stories we’re familiar with—and into a vision of an active relationship with Jesus.

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We always focus on the thing. And then, when it comes, our focus needs to shift. And we aren’t always thinking about what comes next.

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We often approach baptism like an institution obsessed only with our own rules rather than as reflecting the dream of God.