Worship Aug 16 – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Worship Aug 16 – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

God wants to hear our earnest requests brought in faith In Isaiah we hear that God’s house shall be a house of prayer for all people and that God will gather the outcasts of Israel. The Canaanite woman in today’s gospel is a Gentile, an outsider, who is unflinching in...
Worship Aug 9 – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Worship Aug 9 – Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

God comes in the stillness and amidst the storm – Take heart Elijah finds the presence of God not in earthquake, wind, or fire, but in the sound of sheer silence. When the disciples face a great storm on the sea, they cry out with fear. Jesus says: “Take heart,...
Worship Aug 2 – Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Worship Aug 2 – Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

A prayer for wisdom and finding the Kingdom of God In today’s first reading God invites all who are hungry or thirsty to receive food and drink without cost. Jesus feeds the hungry multitude and reveals the abundance of God. At the eucharistic table we remember all...
Worship July 26 – Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Worship July 26 – Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

A prayer for wisdom and finding the Kingdom of God As Solomon prays for wisdom, we seek to more deeply know the treasures of faith. In today’s gospel Jesus offers everyday images that reveal to us the reign of God: a tree that becomes a sheltering home, yeast that...
Worship July 19- Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Worship July 19- Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Grow and Let Weeds be Weeds Introduction It is an age-old question: why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. With Paul, we long for the day that all creation will be set free...