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from the outsider's screen The holy Gospel according to St. Luke the 7th chapter ! We all have some thing in our life that isn't working for us anymore. Maybe it’s a coping mechanism, a reaction , or a way of thinking . Whatever it is, at one time or another, it helped us get along in life. Now though, it’s just getting in the way. Despite that, we keep trying to make whatever it is work… What is it for you ? AND, what would it take to get you to finally give it up? That’s the struggle at the heart of all the tension in today’s scripture. A delegation of Jewish elders approaches Jesus, asking him to heal the servant of a centurion in town. Usually, they wouldn’t ask, they say, but this man is a worthy of it. However, when the centurion realizes that Jesus plans to drop in, he sends another envoy to call the whole thing off ! The centurion says he’s NOT worthy. Worthy. Not worthy. Which is it? To the eyes of the world , the centurion is most certainly worthy. Lif...

too busy earnin' A sermon from the Gospel of Luke : It just hangs there; unanswered … In the Gospel today there’s a man who works for the enemy. One of his slaves -one who is special to him- is ill. Close to death, even.  Despite who he’s on the dole from, he’s been good to the Jewish people in town. So some elders parlay Jesus to heal the man’s slave. They appeal to Jesus, insisting the man deserves to have his slave healed. He’s worthy of it, they tell Jesus.  Now, apparently the man catches wind of that, because before Jesus can get to his house, he’s sent another envoy! This time with a personal message. “Don’t bother yourself, Jesus. I’m not worthy to receive you.” Worthy. Not worthy. Which is it? Whether we admit it or not, it’s a question we spend a lot of time on. Worthy? Unworthy? We want to know… Well, you who were listening carefully know that a judgement is never given. Jesus doesn’t remark on the man’s worthiness one way or t...