Blessings and Woes: A Sermon on Luke’s Beatitudes for Epiphany 6C
These words are too easily put in service to the Empire rather than the work of liberation.
These words are too easily put in service to the Empire rather than the work of liberation.
I’ve struggled to find appropriate words for this week. So I offer the following prayer. If you are looking for sermon help, try here. Patient and steadfast God, how is it that you continue to love us so completely? So many years have passed since you spoke with Micah and made it clear what we … Read More
Up until recently, I had thought that the Beatitudes and the verses that follow (I extend the reading to v. 15) were to address the crowd that had gathered. The meaning of this passage changes for me when I notice that Jesus spoke them to his disciples, away from the crowd. The previous chapter in … Read More