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May 20, 2007SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTERINTRODUCTION"Come, Lord Jesus!" John the Seer shares the ancient prayer of the early church in today's second reading. Echoes of the prayer occur as the church gathers for the eucharist, and some of us use those ancient words at our own dinner tables. The "threefold truth" propels us into this day: "Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again."

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May 13, 2007SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTERINTRODUCTIONVisions are the distinctive mark of this day. Paul receives a vision from God telling him that he needs to leap from one continent to another to take the good news abroad. John the Seer shares his vision of the new Jerusalem--an image of what it means to live with God. Jesus is the reflection of God's plan for the world and for our lives.FIRST READING

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April 29, 2007FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTERINTRODUCTIONWith the fourth Sunday of Easter the gospel readings turn away from resurrection appearances of Jesus and begin to focus on echoes of Jesus' earlier words that had pointed toward his death and resurrection during his ministry. He meant to go this path all along. As we listen to Jesus' words from the tenth chapter of John's gospel, we learn that

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April 22, 2007THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTERINTRODUCTIONResurrection also means reconciliation. In today's gospel, Peter's denials are trumped by a threefold commissioning from Jesus. We, too, are reconciled to one another and to God as we join in the hymn of all creation with angels and archangels and all the company of heaven: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain!"FIRST READING: Acts 9:1-6 [7-20]Saul (

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April 15, 2007SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTERINTRODUCTIONThese first weeks of Easter focus our attention on appearances of the risen Lord. It is not always easy to see Jesus after his resurrection. The gospel will remind us that Jesus has a new body in which he now lives: As we gather this day to greet one another and share the peace of the Lord, may our eyes be opened to discern that we are looking at

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April 08, 2007RESURRECTION OF OUR LORDEaster DayINTRODUCTIONThe Lord is risen indeed! The open tomb of Jesus is the door to a new way of being in the world. Easter is not one day but fifty. For a week of weeks--fifty days--the church will explore the dimensions of this new life and raise a joyful alleluia!FIRST READING: Acts 10:34-43Peter's sermon, delivered at the home of Cornelius, a Roman army

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April 06, 2007GOOD FRIDAY Every Sunday in worship the church celebrates the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit gathers us to receive again the gifts of God that come to us through Christ, the saving Word. On several key days at the center of the church year, however, worship takes a particular shape. These central days have come to be known as the Three Days, recalling

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April 05, 2007MAUNDY THURSDAYEvery Sunday in worship the church celebrates the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit gathers us to receive again the gifts of God that come to us through Christ, the saving Word. On several key days at the center of the church year, however, worship takes a particular shape. These central days have come to be known as the Three Days,

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April 01, 2007SUNDAY OF THE PASSIONPalm SundayINTRODUCTION On this day, united with Christians around the world, we mark Jesus' triumphant entry into the holy city of Jerusalem to complete the work of our salvation. We follow in his footsteps as we enter the church, our Jerusalem, acclaiming the one whose throne was the cross. In today's gospel reading we hear the passion narrative of Jesus'

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March 25, 2007FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENTINTRODUCTIONThe Lenten preparation is almost at an end. Something new is about to happen! Mary of Bethany's act of anointing Jesus is extravagant, but when we know that grace has come to us, it is time for lavishness. Our old values get rearranged when we realize how deeply we are loved. In this week, nine months before Christmas, the church also celebrates the

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March 18, 2007FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENTINTRODUCTIONLent is the time for coming home. In the ancient church it was the season for reconciling lapsed Christians to the community of the faithful. Today's readings provide images of homecoming--Israel's entry into the land of promise, a prodigal son who returned to his waiting father.FIRST READING: Joshua 5:9-12By celebrating the Passover and eating the

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March 04, 2007SECOND SUNDAY IN LENTINTRODUCTIONBaptism is the compass that guides us through life. Lent is a season for immersing ourselves in a new identity--reminding us who we are and calling us to what we are to be doing. The miracle of grace is as amazing as starting a family in your old age, as Abraham and Sarah did, or being reminded that our true citizenship lies beyond this world.FIRST

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February 25, 2007FIRST SUNDAY IN LENTINTRODUCTIONThe Lenten discipline is a spiritual struggle. In the confession of sins we acknowledge that we struggle and seek God’s strength. Jesus struggles with us, and so we are sustained. Help is as close as a prayer and a confession that we cannot do it on our own. God gives life and its fruit, and so all we offer in worship is giving back what was first

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February 21, 2007ASH WEDNESDAYINTRODUCTIONAsh Wednesday is a solemn day of prayer that begins the season of Lent. On this day we confess our sin in a litany of repentance. During Lent's forty days we are invited to carry out the Lenten discipline, practices of fasting, prayer, and works of love, even as we accompany people around the world who are preparing for baptism at Easter. On this day we

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