Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year 4, NL)
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Ordinary 19B (John 6:35, 41-51; 1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:25-5:2)
For decades, my students have failed to grasp the resurrection of the body as an article of faith.
An embodied ideal: Jeremiah 31:7-14; John 1:(1-9), 10-18
Whether we choose to believe it or not, we human beings are embodied creatures. There have been many times throughout the history of philosophy and religion when great thinkers have tried to minimize or deny the physicality of human existence. Simple phrases such as “mind over matter” and biblical passages such as 1 Corinthians 9:27, “but I punish my body and enslave it,” have contributed to the misleading belief that we are at our best as human beings when some spiritual core that is separate from our physical nature governs our lives.
Essential question: John 6:56-69
Who is Jesus really? The answers are almost as varied as the believers.
Whose casserole? John 6:51-58
When my daughter was in grade school, her teacher included a unit on table manners. The rule that amused me was, “When served food, you should never ask, ‘What is this?’” I don’t think I’ve asked that question aloud, but I’ve certainly thought it, especially at potlucks.
Don't be ridiculous: Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58
Thou shalt not be ridiculous. Paul says, "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil." When Paul wrote that wonderful sentence he probably was sitting in an upper room in Athens. It was late at night, quiet, and all the fools were asleep.
Roll call: Ephesians 6:10-20; John 6:56-69
Jesus called the Twelve together and put the question to them with unsettling directness: Do you also wish to go away? I wonder sometimes how I would have responded to the question. Because at times the truth is I do wish to go away.
The Jesus diet: Ephesians 4:25-5:2; John 6:35, 41-51
God has become clear in the person of Jesus.
Soul food (1 Kings 19:4-8; John 6:35, 41-51)
In the face of existential threat, God comes with the grace which is the courage to be.
To whom shall we go?
You have helped us to look profoundly into the meaning of life, Peter is saying, and we are not able to find a decent alternative to your way and to your truth.