The image of the shepherd is a radical one, radically different from the image of God so often on offer. If you struggle with the image of “God” on offer in our society, with the idea of “God” so many Christians point to in this country, this morning our Scripture offers the Good Shepherd, a counter-narrative.
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Our Risen and Wounded Savior
How many of us spend time and energy hiding our imperfections? How much money and anxiety do we spend masking our bodies, trying to conform to some image of perfection? Jesus is risen with wounds, that we might know in our woundedness, we too will rise. Alleluia.
We Wish to See Jesus
Can we quiet the busyness, the chaotic din of our days name the desire for ourselves? Do we have the boldness to ask in our prayers, in our work for justice, and every time we come to this altar: “we wish to see Jesus?”
Belonging
When Jesus Rebukes Peter, something important doesn’t happen. Peter doesn’t walk away. In a world where we don’t disagree well, this has much to teach us about our faith in God and our persistence with community.
Mike Angell 