Proper 11B
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To Soften Our Hearts
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8 min read
As followers of Jesus, we are comfortable with the idea of the Good News as work. Less so with what that means for our lives.
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And we keep at it
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4 min read
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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The Command to Rest—for Proper 11B
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2 min read
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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Shockingly Different
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1 min read
The second in a series of reflections on the gospels. In this one, we dive into Mark 6:30-34, 53-56.
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Needing a break
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3 min read
For SundayEighth Sunday after Pentecost Collect Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your…
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Jesus is not Superman
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8 min read
The lectionary cuts up the story in Mark 6:30-34, 53-56, resting on the image of Jesus as a super shepherd. But Jesus isn’t offering comfort only. Mark’s gospel and its conviction to follow, not worship. Proper 11B | Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 We gathered in an antiphonal circle in the chapel to read the first part…