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Barabbas got off scott free... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
Barabbas got off scott free.
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder is the story of Dr.
I am told that early... -- Isaiah 50:4-7 -- Passion Sunday - C
I am told that early in the football game, some pro quarterbacks call a play in which they will be t
On Palm Sunday the members... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
On Palm Sunday the members of an adult class were asked to think silently on some time in life when
On a tour of a... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
On a tour of a local nursing home, a middle-aged man was considering whether or not to move his aili
Julius Irving (Dr. J.) of... -- Isaiah 50:4-7 -- Passion Sunday - C
Julius Irving (Dr.
Our Scripture triggers a well... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
Our Scripture triggers a well-known bit of folk wisdom.
The 19th century American writer... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
The 19th century American writer, Henry David Thoreau, wrote: "If a person does not keep pace with o
Have you ever wondered why... -- Isaiah 50:4-7 -- Passion Sunday - C
Have you ever wondered why there are holes in Swiss cheese?
When everything else fails, why... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
"When everything else fails, why don't you try following the instructions?" asked the wife of the ma
Robert Louis Stevenson told a... -- Jeremiah 31:31-34 -- Passion Sunday - C
Robert Louis Stevenson told a story about his grandfather. This man was on a boat.
Robert Frost touches again that... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
Robert Frost touches again that great need in us and even in God for a love that is given as a respo
In spite of human ineptitude... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
In spite of human ineptitude, we pray. We pray in the manner that we are able.
Words have prodigious power, for... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
Words have prodigious power, for good or for ill, to destroy or to make new.
The youngster was getting too... -- Isaiah 45:21-25 -- Passion Sunday - C
The youngster was getting too smart for her own good.
The runner wore blue running... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
The runner wore blue running shorts and a blue singlet when he ran the Boston Marathon.
The Rev. Dr. Walter Boumann... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
The Rev. Dr.
Dare Mighty Thingsbr... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
"Dare Mighty Things"Theodore Roosevelt
Until the film, many people... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
Until the film, many people had hardly heard of Gandhi.
Because the Sovereign Lord helps... -- Isaiah 50:4-9a -- Passion Sunday - C
"Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced ..." Life piles layer upon layer of va
Up north in the Great... -- Philippians 2:5-11 -- Passion Sunday - C
Up north in the Great Lakes, large numbers of lake trout once swam in the deep, cold water.
A parent and a grandparent... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
A parent and a grandparent were talking about raising children.
He was a retired attorney... -- Philippians 2:5-12 -- Passion Sunday - C
He was a retired attorney and judge, white hair and beard, and, to most of the world, a disti
In Mark Twain's play, I... -- Deuteronomy 32:36-39 -- Passion Sunday - C
In Mark Twain's play, Adam and Eve, Adam is depicted as arrogant and, at times, rather obnoxi
A member of my congregation... -- Luke 22:14--23:56 -- Passion Sunday - C
A member of my congregation invited me to attend a meeting of her I Lost A Child group.

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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
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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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