Isaiah 58:1-12 Matthew 5:13-20 I heard a few days back that we just finished one of the cloudiest Januaries on record here in Northern Illinois. I didn’t need a weather forecaster to tell me that, though. I have sensed it in my very being as the atmosphere seems to weigh us all down as these …
Tag: Epiphany 5A
“You are the Light of the World…”
Matthew 5:13-20 Along with many, it is one of my favorite parts of Christmas Eve. On one of the longest nights of the year, we come together in the darkest part of it. We hear the much loved story of God coming to us in human flesh. We sing the familiar carols. And we dim …
You are the Salt of the Earth
Matthew 5:13-20 “You are the salt of the earth…” (Matthew 5:13) I spent a good part of this past snowy Saturday morning reading about salt. One would not think there would be so much to learn about salt, but apparently there is. In fact, it seems that one can write a whole history of the world just by …