Mark 6:1-13 I have paused in this portion of Mark’s Gospel or Luke’s parallel countless times by now. In fact, this has been the case so many times that by now nothing much surprises me — except for the ways in which it comes alive just outside my door from time to time: I was …
Tag: Pentecost 6B
There May Yet Be Hope
Lamentations 3:22-33 I confess to not having spent a whole lot of time in Lamentations. These powerful prayers reflect an experience of utter devastation which have not been part of my life experience — at least not first-hand. And yet, of late, I have yearned for the hoped for promise uttered in the section which …
As Those Who Are Sent: Just Go!
Mark 6:1-13 I woke up early on Friday morning. I had checked email and poked around on Facebook. While awake, it had been a long and full week, and I did not yet feel like moving much, so I scrolled across the screen, taking in the other options on my IPad. I had forgotten that …
Traveling Light
Mark 6: 1-13 “Jesus ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics.” (Mark 6:8-9) I’m what you might call a ‘defensive packer.’ I pack for ‘what ifs’ — hoping to be prepared …