Year A 1 Kings 3:5-12 Psalm 119:129-136 Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 13:31-33,44-52 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… so that anyone with ears… may hear… Our readings today may seem a bit disconnected… you may wonder what Solomon asking God for Wisdom… has to do with mustard seeds… and yeast…...
Year A Isaiah 44:6-8 Psalm 86:11-17 Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… so that anyone with ears… may listen… Today’s parable is most often referred to as The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds… and we’re told that The Kingdom of Heaven may be...
Year A Isaiah 55:10-13 Psalm 65:9-14 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… Today’s reading from Isaiah… is a powerful promise from God… it speaks of water… and seed… and bread… and the rabbis understood water… as a metaphor for Torah… for God’s Word… as the...
Year A Zechariah 9:9-12 Psalm 145:8-15 Romans 7:15-25a Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 May the words of my mouth… O God… speak your Truth… There’s an old expression that’s being used… with a new meaning… and it may even make it into the dictionary one day… it’s a meaning that comes out of this pandemic… and...
We all need some boundaries. We all need some limits. Without them, there’d be chaos. Without them, children would run amok (and so would some adults). Without the boundary of a one-gallon container, milk would glug all over the bottom of the refrigerator. Without the boundaries created by traffic lights, there’d be more accidents....