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A cup of cold water
In the midst of community tragedy, we see ready examples of generous welcome. What is it that we offer each other?
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Welcomed or Welcomer (Proper 8A)
There is a distinct challenge in this week’s gospel. But it is based more on where we see ourselves in it. As welcomed or welcomer.
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There is more here than welcome
As we read about Jesus teaching about welcome, we might think it starts here, with this, and not from our being unwelcome.
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Welcome — our radical orthodoxy
The concept of welcome is generous and novel today. It used to be normal. That difference is important for us to recognize.
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Between Proper 7 + 8 (Year A)
In the space between last week and this week, we might lose contact with the context. Apostleship and division.
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Place—preparing room for others
We like to be welcomed. But welcoming others takes effort. And between these two truths is what Jesus really wants.
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Welcome—offering it and feeling it
People can really obsess about being welcomed. Often more than the welcoming they do. But maybe it is quite simple.
