Following God’s Call

Following God’s Call

“Whoever is not against us is for us.” (Mark 9:40)In what would be followed by some of the harshest words of scripture, Jesus casts yet another stunningly wide circle of invitation. The disciples were tattling on someone casting out demons in Jesus’ name, but...
Humble Walking

Humble Walking

Our Gospel this week is a lesson in contrasts. Jesus, revealing the sacrifice and suffering he will undergo, turns to his disciples who are arguing in whispers behind him. When he calls them on it, they know they are in the wrong. For while their teacher was preparing...
To Whom Can We Go?

To Whom Can We Go?

Because of Jesus’ hard sayings, many of his disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. In the gospel reading for this Sunday, we hear: So Jesus asked the twelve, “Do you also wish to go away?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom can we go? You have...
Living Bread from Heaven

Living Bread from Heaven

Jesus said in Sunday’s upcoming gospel reading: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” (John 6)It is a dynamic image to consider “living...
Bread of Life as Daily Event

Bread of Life as Daily Event

Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty” (John 6).I love this promise and find comfort in Jesus’ words. And yet, here we are — at many times being both hungry and thirsty. How do...
Hungers and Enough

Hungers and Enough

As the people of Israel were hungry in the wilderness and complaining to Moses, God promised, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you, and each day the people shall go out and gather enough for that day” (Exodus 16). This is a central Biblical story of hunger,...
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