17th Sunday after Pentecost Sermon on the Epistle reading from 2 Corinthians 6:16-7:1 In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
Last week I was at a small clergy retreat where the topic of our discussion was fear. Fear is no small thing. In a lot of ways, our fears shape the way we live our daily lives. This is especially true today, in this uncertain time of pandemic. What are we afraid of these days? Death? Taxes? Inflation? Truth? Lies? Coronavirus? Any other virus? Unmasked or masked people? Vaccinated or unvaccinated people? Spiders? Darkness? Our fears shape our daily lives. In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
There he is – your new brother-in-law. One of those guys who always smells good. You like him. Your mom says he’s done really well for himself. Your dad wants to go fishing with him. Your dad does not even like fishing. You like your brother-in-law. But, you’d like him better if you made more money than he does… don’t get mad, get e-trade. |