by fkeene | Oct 15, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
THE EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST “It is God who is at work in you.” A MEDITATION In the series of gospel stories we’ve been reading, Jesus is on the way to Jeru- salem. There he will die. As his journey converges with destiny, the narrative gets ever...
by fkeene | Jul 26, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell A MEDITATION “For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” “The Kingdom of God is like….” This is the basis of many of Jesus’ teachings, and particularly several of the short parables in today’s gospel. The Kingdom is embedded in our creeds...
by fkeene | Jul 19, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
The Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell A MEDITATION Jesus in today’s gospel from Matthew does what we all do: That is, we read scripture and mine its deeper, personal, spiritual meaning. Jesus teaches his followers that the last word is not scripture’s often opaque text, but...
by fkeene | Jul 19, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
The Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell A MEDITATION “For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” We can attest to the fact that Jesus taught in parables. His parables were so compelling that when the gospel evangelists chronicled his life, his parables were a beacon...
by fkeene | Jul 19, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
The Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell A MEDITATION Today’s gospel contains an observation by Jesus of God’s compassionate love: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I...
by fkeene | Jun 22, 2020 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
The Rev. Dr. Neil O’Farrell A MEDITATION GOD CHOOSES US THROUGH A SACRED COVENANT Jesus, to the early Christians, most of whom were Jews, was the new Moses. That understanding is reflected throughout the gospels; for example, in Matthew’s nativity story where the...
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