Today’s reading is one where we really have to understand the social structure in which Jesus is speaking. When you hear the word people, what do you think of? Is it a singular or plural noun? Do you visualize a group of random individuals or do you think of a single entity made up of many interconnected,Continue reading “Proper 18 2022”
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16 Pentecost 2021
“No man is an island, entire of itself…any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” (John Donne, Devotion XVII) We have lost the sense of community that once existed. About the same time that John Donne wasContinue reading “16 Pentecost 2021”
Pentecost 2021
“When the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place.” That statement, so simple, holds a world of meaning. Behind that statement is a 50-day roller-coaster ride that has changed their lives forever. In front of it is another long ride that will change the world forever. Pentecost is anContinue reading “Pentecost 2021”
The Rev. Beverly Patterson 