Tag Archives: Year C Proper 16

Miracles break the rules

Posted on August 21, 2022 by Rosalind C Hughes

Jesus breaks, not the holy laws of the Sabbath but our imagined laws of cause and effect, sin and sickness, the very cords which bind us in order to set the woman free, in a miracle.

And this is Sabbath for her, and for us: that God is indiscriminate in mercy, unstinting in grace. Continue reading →

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Facing God

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

All that the leader of the synagogue really needed to do, was to say, “Amen.” Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 16: Jeremiah and Jesus

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

The Book of Jeremiah is a complicated document, and there are many scholarly debates about its history and its voices, its purpose and its people. What we read at its beginning, though, is a classic call story. “Here,” says God, … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s sermon: extract

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

“In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus goes into a synagogue, to take part in the prayer of his community. He is faithful in his observance, and he is obedient to his tradition. He sees a woman in need of healing, and … Continue reading →

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