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Where is God?
Where is God in this parable? God is the one holding up a mirror to us through our own prayers. Continue reading
Humble blessings
For the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost in Year C (Proper 25): the Pharisee and the tax collector are praying at the Temple. One is so self-satisfied that he is blinded by his own glory; he outshines God. One is so self-abased … Continue reading
Year C Proper 25: Stand closer
Have you ever read the brilliant dystopian novel, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley? I won’t give the whole game away, but one of the themes in the book is social engineering, which is achieved by a mixture of genetic … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Timothy 4:6-8.16-18, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Euclid Prayer Walk, God, Jesus, Joel 2:23-32, Luke 18:9-14, parable, Pharisee, prayer, Psalm 65, tax collector, year c proper 25
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Prayers, overheard
Each stood away from the other, his face turned anyway but there, no meeting of eyes for these two, let alone hearts, minds. One looked up to heaven, his prayer belying his blindness to the other, “Thank God I am … Continue reading
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Tagged humility, Luke 18:9-14, parable, Pharisee, prayer, pride, repentance, tax collector, year c proper 25
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