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The Rev. Dr. Judith M. McDaniel
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God Is Present and Active

Mark 1:29-39

5th Sunday after Epiphany - Year B

February 05, 2012

The Rev. Dr. Judith M. McDaniel (TEC)

"Let us go...that I may proclaim the message...for that is what I came out to do," Jesus says to his followers.  His is a loving summons; but at the same time, this call to join him on a journey is also a demand.  For the message he is proclaiming is that the kingdom of God has come near with both cost and promise:  The cost is repentance, and the promise is His presence with us then and now. God has come into our midst and remains both present and active.

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The Rev. Patricia Grace
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A Tale of Two Pats, Or, Friend, Move Up Higher

Luke 14:1,7-14

Proper 17 (22) - Year C

January 29, 2012

The Rev. Patricia Grace (TEC)

On one occasion when Jesus was going to a dinner party at the home of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.

And Jesus was watching them pretty closely, right back.

Jesus was watching and waiting for an opportunity--the chance to turn the tables on them, as he often did. He was watching and waiting for an opening to teach them something...something about the upside-down, reverse-order of God's kingdom, compared to their own.

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