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[Jesus said to the people:] 33“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. 34When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. 35But the tenants …
Jesus consistently had challenging encounters with the religious authorities of his day. I guess it isn’t surprising since he kept pushing the boundaries, offering different ways to look at the rules, and teaching wider understandings of what God wants from and for God’s people. The chief priests and elders had responsibility for the community and they thought they had things …
O God, Guide those in authority. Give them wisdom to see beyond their own priorities and assumptions. Fill them with integrity and compassion to make decisions for the good of all. Strengthen them for the challenges and uncertainty they will face. Use them to care for and protect your whole world. Help me to see authority clearly. Remind me that …
23When [Jesus] entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority …
“Are you envious because I am generous?” Yes. I guess I am. Jesus told a parable about a landowner with a vineyard who went to the marketplace to find day laborers to work. He hired a bunch, agreeing to pay the usual daily wage, and they went to work. Several times throughout the day, the landowner saw others idle in …
O God, You open your hand and pour down abundant blessings. Help me to see how you fill me and my life with so much. Remind me that you are the source of all I have and all I am. Help me to be thankful for all your generosity to me. Guide me to rejoice in your generosity to the …
[Jesus said to the disciples:] 1“The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3When he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; 4and he said to them, ‘You also …
To be perfectly honest, when I start to think about forgiveness my mind goes first to the people or situations where I have been wronged and where I am still struggling to forgive. I think about those contexts where I am still angry or hurt and I am simply not able to forgive yet. I wish I could forgive, but …
Join the fun on October 1st and hike Mount Nittany! Watch for more details soon!! Contact Alicia Anderson ara2@psu.edu to be added to our GroupMe and help pick the time and place to meet!
O God, You call me to forgive. At times when it is easy, I am happy to forgive and move on. At times when it is complicated and hard, I simply cannot seem to forgive. You understand that better than anyone else. You know how I have been hurt and how I struggle. You see how I have been mistreated. …
