For Sunday – Drew Downs

The challenge of unity—for Proper 22B

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The challenge in Jesus’s teaching on divorce is not that he praises “staying together,” but that we don’t get what together means.

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When the disciples come across a stranger casting out demons, they want to stop him. Jesus has other plans for them, however.

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In the second passion prediction, Jesus again upends the disciples’ expectations (and ours) for a messiah, and for his followers.

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In this week’s reflection, we look at Peter’s proclamation of Jesus as the Messiah and what we should learn from mission confusion.

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In the Bread of Life Discourse, Jesus offers a challenging word that winnows his followers. What does this tell us about ourselves?

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This week’s gospel reflection is about how we take the meaning of an image, its linguistic challenge, and what we need to focus on.