The Body Broken

The texts for Sunday, September 4, 2011 are: Ezekiel 33:7–11; Psalm 119:33–40; Romans 13:8–14; and Matthew 18:15–20.

forgiveness-psalm-321 — Forgiveness (Psalm 32) 1 and 2 by Preston Cottrell

… No, we only encounter that God, that God embodied in Jesus

when we live, serve, struggle in community.

We only encounter that God embodied in Jesus

when we look into the eyes of the person whom has hurt us

and asked for repentance from them and

forgiveness for our own short comings.

We only encounter that God embodied in Jesus

when we come to the table with those who are as broken as us

— like Jesus did with a tax collector named Matthew —

and — like a Gentile Syrophoenician woman —

we receive what we could never earn

grace upon grace

crumbs from the table …

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I am, well ... me. I am probably most defined by my diversity of experiences: I have lived in three countries and visited (or lived on) six continents. I love to garden and take pictures and think about theology (and grace and justice and all that jazz) and I love Jazz (and a whole lot of other music too) ... and I do yoga and go hiking and enjoy meeting new people and talking international politics and working on justice issues and watching wildlife in my yard and wandering in NYC and kayaking. I especially love sitting in coffee shops and talking to friends. I hate sitting in my office. Oh, and they call me "Pastor," at least some of the time. View more posts