1 Sam2:18-20, 26 Psalm 148 Col 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 A friend of mine asked me last week—do you think Mary understood? Do you think Mary really knew? At her church, the music being performed in honor of Christmas included the beautiful song, “Mary did you know?” just as our Christmas Eve service here did as…
Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 1:68-79 Phil 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 A few years ago, around this time, I was channel surfing one evening through dozens of Christmas shows, info-mercials and holiday movies. I stopped on one channel and began half-heartedly watching a talk show hosted by a Nun. Mother Angelica was her name and I had seen…
Luke 17:11-19 This seems like a pretty cut and dried healing scene we read in today’s gospel lesson. Jesus takes a little side road on his way to Jerusalem, comes across some lepers who beg for his mercy. He sends them to the priests—the people who would determine if they were healthy or sick—and on…
I Kings 17:8-16 Psalm 146 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44 In today’s Gospel reading, we meet a woman whose name is lost to us forever though we know she was a widow—a poor widow. She gave a tiny offering that day about a penny’s worth of coins. While Jesus and the disciples watched a crowd of…
Healing Service Psalm 139:1-6,11-14 Mark 5:21-24,35-42 Talitha cum! Little girl get up! Jesus enters the house of Jairus—a man who has come to beg him to heal his dying child. But by the time they have arrived at the home, she is dead. Yet, Jesus tells Jairus not to fear because his little girl is…
Shepherdess Writes 