Greetings to all,

As I sit here on Thursday afternoon, the rain is falling and the skies are grey (gray?).  Gary is off to Camp About-Face. sleeping in a van, DOWN BY THE RIVER (joke for Satuday Night Live fans)!

This Sunday, we have some wonderful Bible passages, full of intruige, suspense, the love of God and horror! (Maybe not so much horror, but there is certainly some malfeasance in society going on.)

We will read from Jeremiah 20:7-13 in which Jeremiah tells Judeans to cover because you-know-who is not to H-A-P-P-Y with humanity (again!) and Jeremiah is tired of being the fall guy and he lets everybody know it (including You-know-who!)

And then in Matthew 10:24-39, Jesus explains what being a disciple is all about, to include some intra-familial reckonings to be established at a later date when things go awry, which they will!!

And we will not read Genesis 21:8-21 (but it is part of the June 22 lectionary) in which Sarah (mom of Isaac) and Hagar (mom of Ishmael) (both daddied by Abraham) have a go as to who stays and who goes.  Typical male, Abraham asks, “What’s the problem?” (not really, but he somehow seems to sidestep the whole issue.)

So come and join in the festivities and other stuff.

Peace,

John