Self-realization is possible only in relation to a reality beyond the self.
Epiphany | Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year C)
Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30
In 1947, Langston Hughes published the poem "Luck." It could be read as an ode to love. It could be read at weddings along with 1 Corinthians 13, the biblical ode to love. But that would miss the point of both the poem and the scripture.
January 28, 2016
The writer of Luke may be challenging his readers to accept even those whom the oppressed might reject, but Paul reminds us to act with love in all things.
January 12, 2016
The consistent witness of the New Testament is that Jesus is rejected by his own people. As he prepares to send the Twelve, his experience of failure seems to color his instructions to his disciples.
June 23, 2015
In March 1933, the United States stood on the brink of ruin. Twenty-five percent of the population was unemployed; many people had not worked for several years. The situation was even worse in cities with major industries, where unemployment surpassed the national average. Yet the real worry of the era cannot be captured by statistics alone.
March 31, 2015