Tag Archives: Year C Proper 19

Blessings lost and found

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

This week’s post is late, partly because I’m on vacation, but also because I have had some struggles settling into a place of blessing in this week’s gospel reading. It should be easy: we love the idea that God would gladly … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 19: God’s unrelenting love

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

Does anyone think that the scribes and the Pharisees might be just a little bit jealous? For the past few weeks of story, Jesus has been at their house, eating at their tables, messing with their seating arrangements and telling … Continue reading →

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Lost in the department store

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

Frantic, fleeting moments in the old department store, for each passing second a hundred possibilities; few of them good. Disembodied voices broadcast fear across the floors: “Have you seen this child? Wearing a blue coat with a hood.” Elevators, escalators, … Continue reading →

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Psalm 14 (53)

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

Psalm 53 is included in today’s Daily Office readings. It is almost exactly the same as Psalm 14, which is included in this Sunday’s Revised Common Lectionary, except for the penultimate verse(s). The text of Psalm 14 is included below, … Continue reading →

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