The Last Straw
Matthew 2: 1-12
Epiphany, Common Lectionary Year A
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Introduction, scripture and story
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Confidence and Ambivalence: Faithful Living in Times of Trouble.
What an unsatisfying ending! What happened? After all that public declaration of the uncountable mercies of God, our songwriter suddenly has us mouthing this plaintive cry of a soul suffering under a new deluge of trouble.
-
Innocence Betrayed
Now that the children have left to be messengers of hope, my job is more sombre. Anne Both and Sam Usher present a hopeful end to the gospel story, but it’s not how Matthew himself ended it.
-
Reflecting with Mary
Readings, reflections and carols from the perspective of Mary
-
Against All The Odds: Joy!
Joy shall come to the wilderness! – all the more exuberant for its unexpected interruption into the narrative of dormancy, or worse, death.
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It starts with a stump (the price for a Peaceable Kindom)
Is it possible for God’s new life to appear precisely in those places we assume to be dead?
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Hope for the World: A World for Hope
Which one is it, Isaiah?
Which vision is the true Word of God that you saw?
Is it the iniquity, callousness and utter desolation,
or is it the holy mountain to whom the nations stream
in shafts of peaceful light?
Which do you see?
Which do you find easier to believe to be true? -
Orange Cars and Butterflies: Christ’s Reign of Compassion
So it is with this reign of Christ,
this kingdom of God;
or to put it in Cedar Park language,
so it is with this Dream of God made known in flesh and bone,
in Jesus Christ, and in each one of us.
It’s out there, around us, waiting to be noticed,
just like orange cars. -
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We are called to be neighbour
to our earth siblings in need.
We are called to be “The Ones who show compassion.”