Reflections for

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jun 16, 2013

1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a; Psalm 5:1-8; (2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15; Psalm 32;) Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-8:3

Living by the Word

Scandalous behavior

Luke 7:36–8:3

Jun 01, 2004 by Michael L. Lindvall

Each of the four Gospels tells about the woman who anoints Jesus while he is at table, and in each Gospel someone sharply rebukes her for her action. But Luke is unique: unlike event as told the other three Gospels, the act of anointing as told in Luke does not portend Jesus’ death. Instead, hospitality and table fellowship are the recurrent themes, and they are a clue to the meaning of this parable.

Living by the Word

Mousetraps

Sunday, June 17

2 Samuel 11: 26-12:10, 13-15; Luke 7: 36-8:3

May 23, 2001 by Peter S. Hawkins

How do you prove that your uncle killed your father on his way to seizing both a crown and a sister-in-law for himself? Hamlet decides that a bit of drama called “The Mouse-trap” might be the way to “catch the conscience of the king”:

Features

Telling details

No safe parts in scripture

Sep 08, 1999 by Peter John Santucci

"Avoid abstraction," I was told as I prepared to speak to a group of junior high school students. "Seventh graders are still mostly concrete thinkers." The story of David seemed absolutely nonabstract and concrete, so I decided to use it as the basis of my talks.

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