Your Faith Journey - Finding God Through Words, Song And Praise

Today’s gospel story is so rich in meaning there simply is no way we have the time to cover everything it is communicating to us.  As I studied today’s passage while sifting through the fullness of the reading and deciding on a direction or focus for our time together this morning, I found this quote from Episcopal priest and author, Robert Capon, to be very helpful.  When summarizing the gospel message, Capon has said, “Jesus came to raise the dead.  The only qualification for the gift of the gospel is to be dead.  You don’t have to be smart.  You don’t have to be wise.  You don’t have to BE anything…..you just have to be dead.  That’s it.”  So, with this quote in mind as we look at today’s gospel, I guess the question for each of us this morning is, “Are we dead or alive?”  For many of us, our answer might depend on the kind of week we have just experienced.  Some of us possibly came here feeling very alive, and we might ask why we are feeling that way?  Is it because of a person?  Is it because of the love