March 6, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
October 25, 2015 Peg Weissbrod
In my Bible the little paragraph heading over the lectionary Gospel Lesson for today reads “The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus.” At first glance that’s what the story seems to be about—a blind beggar sitting by the side of the road, calling out to Jesus and having his sight restored. It’s a riveting tale of a marginalized, disabled person who, courageous in Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bartimaeus, blessings, blind, commitment, courage, faith, fear, healing, love, Mark 10, Psalm 34, sight, Son of David, the Jesus Prayer, trust, visionaryOctober 4, 2015 Peg Weissbrod
I’ve been pretty nervous about preaching this morning. It’s been helpful that this isn’t my first time preaching at Forest Hill. It’s also helpful that everyone here has uniformly been kind and welcoming and generous toward me. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: covenant, Job, marriage, ordination, Peacemaking Offering, Pope Francis, relationships, trust, vows, World CommunionMarch 22, 2015 Peg Weissbrod
Philip and Andrew tell Jesus that some Greeks want to see him. And Jesus knows that NOW his hour has come. There are at least three other times in John’s Gospel where Jesus declares that his time has not yet come, but now Jesus is deeply aware of a change and he turns towards Jerusalem and the final days. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: die to self, Frozen, John 12:20-33, Let It Go, letting go, planting seeds, risk, take a chance, time, trust
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