The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25), Year C. Luke 18:9-14 Jesus told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying … Continue reading The Pharisee & The Tax Collector

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24), Year C. Youth Sunday Genesis 32:22-31The same night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maids, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. He took them and sent them across the stream, and likewise everything that he had. Jacob was left … Continue reading Wrestling with God

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23), Year C. | Track II Luke 17:11-19On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going through the region between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!" When he saw them, he … Continue reading Grace & Gratitude

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22), Year C. (Track II) Luke 17:5-10 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" The Lord replied, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, `Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you. "Who … Continue reading “Increase our Faith!”

The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 21), Year C. (Track II) Luke 16:19-31 Jesus said, "There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy his hunger with what … Continue reading The Rich Man & Lazarus