Could it be that everything we are suffering through today is leading to something new that God is birthing?

"Let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds."

This psalm is a call to praise.

Imagine wanting something so badly, you’re willing to give it back if only you can have it for a moment.

This reading has Jesus comparing two types of people.

Is there one that you seem to repeat over and over?

This is a celebration of family as it should be.

Think of the struggles your ancestors went through to secure the life you now enjoy.

What might we learn from this conversation about how to interact with someone we view as “other”?

By the shedding of Jesus' blood, we are cleansed of the ‘dead works’ and freed to worship the living God.