Sermon Archive (Page 132)

And then here is the Gospel turn in this story. To be bold in our witness, to follow the example of Jesus in this story, means that we speak peace and wholeness to the nameless and oppressed and outcast and shunned. That the very people in our society who are forgotten or shamed or scorned…

In the end, parables are stories that tell truths. They may not be our particular stories, but they will always contain universal truths. And in these parables, on this day, Jesus is giving us eyes to see the kingdom. Because let’s face it, with all of the news that meets us, with all that…

But what Jesus wants is for us to really stretch our understanding…to widen our hearts… to see the face of Christ in our enemies. This is something else entirely. Perhaps, then, for us, the more critical question is who is our enemy? It seems that in this day and time the answer…