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Jesus' raising of Lazarus illustrates... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1997
Jesus' raising of Lazarus illustrates that our Lord seemed at his best when responding to crises.
Thornton Wilder, in the play... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1997
Thornton Wilder, in the play Our Town, asks deeper questions about the quality of one's life.
William Sloane Coffin, former pastor... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1997
William Sloane Coffin, former pastor of Riverside Church in New York City and prominent social acti
We have faith in God... -- John 11:32-44 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1997
We have faith in God; we even serve God. We follow God's Word. But we do not expect miracles.
If you ever thought of... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1997
If you ever thought of heaven as a place to escape from the busyness of life, look out.
Your work is coming along... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1997
Your work is coming along nicely. I'm sure that it will be grand when it is finished.
The city seems like a... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1997
The "city" seems like a strange and uninviting image for heaven.
These words are among the... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1997
These words are among the most exalted, the most inspiring in all literature. Dr.
George Gallup, the founder of... -- Revelation 21:1-6a -- All Saints Day - B -- 1997
George Gallup, the founder of the American Institute of Public Opinion, conducted one of his famous
In the 1970s when senior... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
In the 1970s when senior citizen housing for independent
As young children, and even... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
As young children, and even as teens and adults, we
Tony Kubek reminisces about playing... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
Tony Kubek reminisces about playing baseball with teammate
This story may or may... -- Revelation 21:9-11, 22-27 (22:1-5) -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
This story may or may not be true. It seems that several
The first thing George noticed... -- 1 John 3:1-3 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
The first thing George noticed was movement. He saw it
In Japan many centuries ago... -- 1 John 3:1-3 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
In Japan many centuries ago, crops failed because of a
Poor In SpiritInner... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
Poor In SpiritInner vision, inner sighteyes to see beyond
Jim Crane, in one of... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
Jim Crane, in one of his cartoon books, shows two men who
All the world seems to... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
All the world seems to be engaged in the mad pursuit of
The dictionary defines the word... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
The dictionary defines the word "beatitude" as a "blessing,"
Twenty-one years after graduating... -- 1 John 3:1-3 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
Twenty-one years after graduating from college I became a
Love is our highest word... -- 1 John 3:1-3 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1996
"Love is our highest word and a synonym for God."(Ralph Waldo Emerson)-- Frank
Speeches come and go. When... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
Speeches come and go.
In an old Kudzu cartoon... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
In an old Kudzu cartoon, the Rev. Will B.
When I was a freshman... -- Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
When I was a freshman in college, I had an opportunity to represent my church at a national meeting
One of my favorite saints... -- Matthew 5:1-12 -- All Saints Day - B -- 1994
One of my favorite saints who was my spiritual mentor shared this story with me from his ministry .

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Object: This is a role play activity for the children.

Note: You will need an older volunteer to help with this activity. One option would be to find a teenager with some physical ability. If a teen is not available, an adult could be used instead. For simplicity here, I will refer to my older volunteer as “TOM”. You will also need to select three of your younger children to serve as volunteers in the story.

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2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30
Naaman seeks healing. He travels hoping healing will come to him when he visits the king of Israel. Yet, healing does not come in that way. Rather healing comes through Elishah. Healing comes from believing and being cleansed in the River Jordan. Healing comes through Naaman’s faithfulness and through God’s grace. Psalm 30 also reminds us to seek healing; to seek God and God will heal and restore us. Do we believe that? Do we believe that God can bring healing?

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John E. Sumwalt
But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ (vv. 10-11)

When I visit your church for the first time, consider the possibility that I might be looking for a church home. I am a good-looking old guy, but I have gray hair and I dress down in the summer, so don’t be put off by my cargo shorts and tank top. Talk to me!

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Damien and Ora grinned at each other in excitement. The time had come - at last! They'd been with the Leader for months and months, waiting for this moment. Not that it had felt much like training. They'd simply lived with the Leader, listening to his stories, hearing about the Kingdom, learning to get along really well with all the other people at Mission Headquarters. Now all seventy of them were ready, the spaceship had docked, and the Mission was about to begin. Ora was glad she'd been paired up with Damien again.

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Stan Purdum
Carlos Wilton
(See Epiphany 6/Ordinary Time 6, Cycle B, and Easter 3, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

Anyone who has ever had the experience of losing a friend because of some conflict or dispute, and then has had the friendship restored because of love and forgiveness, has a unique insight into the meaning of this psalm. Although the poem begins and ends with praise, there is in the middle of the poem a brief moment of confession and contrition that puts the praise portions of the psalm in an entirely different light.

April Yamasaki
A word of encouragement came from an unlikely source the other day in a television interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The former football player, wrestler, and now actor was asked about a low time in his life when he was very discouraged about his career and future.

"How did you make your way back from that?" he was asked.

The Rock replied, "You have to put yourself out there. You have to get out there and fail, and learn from your failures."

Larry D. Powell
In the summer of 1983, I participated in a ministerial exchange program sponsored by my denomination. My assignment was to a circuit of churches on the Isle of Man, a tiny island located in the Irish Sea. The months preceding the exchange included considerable correspondence with the minister on the island with whom I would exchange pastoral duties for six weeks.
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
A wealthy businessman decided to take a walk and eat his lunch at the same time. He strolled by a park. There he purchased a hot dog and a soft drink. As he walked through the park two different "street people" approached him one by one. Each asked, "Can you help me? I am hungry." Each time the businessman looked straight ahead and kept walking. After finishing his lunch, he stopped and bought a chocolate eclair for dessert. As he was about to take the first bite, he was forced to jump out of the way as a young boy raced by on his skateboard. The eclair went flying and landed on the ground.

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