To Do What Is Ours to Do
For Sunday, October 6, 2013 – Luke 17:5-10 I wonder if they were surprised when Jesus said we didn’t need more faith, that even the tiniest seed of faith is enough. What matters now is to put faith into practice, to do what is ours to do. Like bookends at the start and finish of this passage, “increase […]
Reaching Beyond Ourselves
For Sunday, September 29, 2013 – Luke 16:19-31 One of the “hardest of the hard” sayings of Jesus is today’s story. Jesus knows how to speak to the depths of our need and our greed. He sees us in our total condition—rich one, poor one (beggar and thief)—and he does not turn away. He has a […]
Ultimate Matters
For Sunday, September 22, 2013 – Luke 16:1-13 On the brink of losing everything, we see what we really have. We take account of the resources entrusted to us. In the end, what will matter? What will we have to show for ourselves? Are we managing well or squandering the wealth we have been given? My brother, right […]
Getting the Picture
For Sunday, September 15, 2013 – Luke 15:1-10 Desmond Tutu (at that time Archbishop of Cape Town) was attending a distinguished gathering in New York in his official, priestly role. Noting that no one present seemed to be impoverished, he asked if he might go somewhere to celebrate communion with the truly poor. Arrangements were […]
