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January is a grim time... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C -- 1995
January is a grim time at the university where I work: students are in reading period and exams; the
Many years ago, in the... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C -- 1995
Many years ago, in the earlier days of my ministry, a dear lady suggested I would be a more effectiv
Some years ago I met... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
Some years ago I met a man whose given name was Peter. For years he had been haunted by that name.
Mary was heartbroken when her... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
Mary was heartbroken when her son Andy came home drunk or when she got a phone call saying that Andy
I Have A Dream... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
"I Have A Dream"Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday --January 20
Before John Hinckley, Jr., shot... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
Before John Hinckley, Jr., shot President Reagan in his infamous assassination attempt, he was stran
Thank you, Mr. Martinez. I'll... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
"Thank you, Mr. Martinez.
The young lady announced that... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
The young lady announced that she wanted a different kind of birthday party, and so in consultation
I don't know if there... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
I don't know if there is any truth to the story, but it is said that an aspiring young minister came
Think back only a few... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
Think back only a few years ago to that situation known in all the newspapers and TV news reports as
In this passage, Isaiah prophesied... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
In this passage, Isaiah prophesied hope to the people.
One of the charming Christmas... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
One of the charming Christmas customs, observed in Sweden, is connected with the day of St.
Fifteen years ago a man... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
Fifteen years ago a man on board ship between California and Hawaii wrote a love letter to his wife,
Like the Isaiah 61:10--62:3... -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
Like the Isaiah 61:10--62:3 Christmas 2 passage, this is a continuing commentary on Christmas.

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Sin And Punishment Versus Grace And Hope -- Isaiah 62:1-5 -- James Evans -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
January 18, 2004
Was It Only A Dream? -- John 2:1-11, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-5, Psalm 36:5-10 -- Thom M. Shuman, Barbara Jurgensen -- Epiphany 2 | Ordinary Time 2 - C
"For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest..." (Isaiah 62:1).

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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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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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(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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