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The Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens
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Sticker Shock for the Soul

Mark 10:17-27

20th Sunday after Pentecost

October 14, 2012

The Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens (UMC)

Have you ever tried to get ready to set out on a trip only to be interrupted over and over again?  It can be very frustrating as the deadline approaches and some pressing need grabs our attention.  There always seems to be a hundred things to do when we are about leave.

The Gospel lesson from Mark 10 was just such a time for Jesus.  He is setting out on a journey and is stopped by a man with a pressing question.  How tempting it must have been for Jesus to push the question aside or to tell the man that he should listen more carefully as he spoke.  After all, there were other villages and other people waiting for Jesus; but Jesus, in his usually caring way, stopped and dealt with the man before him.  Unlike our world, which is too often caught up in numbers and bigness, Jesus saw each person as a precious creation of God.

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The Rev. John Gunn (other)

In this episode of Be Still and Know, The Rev. John R. Gunn tells us of his experience as a guest in the home of two families -- one prosperous, one not -- and how love is the most important ingredient in happiness.

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The Rev. Dr. Trace Haythorn (PCUSA)

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