Matthew 10:5a, 21-33 {Prayer} Expectations … we all have them. Any new endeavor comes with a whole host of expectations. A high school graduate going off to college prepares to leave with a mash-up of hope and excitement but also a sense of nervousness. Some people change jobs mid-career because they are eager…
Matthew 9:35-10:8 {Prayer} If the Covid-19 pandemic taught us anything, it was that we are not meant to be separated from one another. We are not meant to be put into isolation. We are meant to be with other people, we are meant to be within a community. And not only is that…
Matthew 9:9-13 {Prayer} The central point, the main thing which the Christian faith is focused on is what? Jesus! In our catechism it says that “the Christian faith is the confession that Jesus Christ is the world’s only Savior and Redeemer.” In Acts 4, Peter is specifically talking about Jesus when he says…
Matthew 26:47-50 {Prayer} A little trivia for our history buffs. Name this man. He was an early hero of the American Revolution. He was a general at the battle of Saratoga in 1777 and led his soldiers in gallant victory over the British. He proved his mettle with valiant courage. George Washington even…
Matthew 17:1-9 {Prayer} For some reason, maybe it was the accent and the obscure timing of the question, but I have always loved this commercial. Show clip. Here you got the poor guy trying to enjoy the finer pleasure of life with his meal and he is rudely interrupted. I’m sure he really enjoyed…
Matthew 5:21-37 {Prayer} A quick show of hands, how many of you have ever heard of “house rules”? By definition, “house rules” are the rules which people make in order to live together in some kind of peace and harmony. Sometimes they are posted on the fridge, written out on a marker board,…
Matthew 5:13-20 {Prayer} I am a fan of storms. I love to watch storms approach, I love to listen to the rain, watch the lightening and feel the rumble of the thunder. Probably one of the eeriest things to me though is when it’s evening time, that storm outside is doing the things…
Matthew 2:1-12 {Prayer} If you have ever put up crown molding in your house and went to the extent of coping the corner pieces together, you know how difficult of a task that can be. First off, if you don’t know what coping is, it is a woodworking technique of shaping the end of…
Matthew 5:1-12 {Prayer} In 1995, the Benedictine community at Saint John’s Abbey in Minnesota was commissioned to develop the Saint John’s Bible. This bible is the first completely handwritten and hand illuminated manuscript since the invention of the printing press. If you open the bible you’re going to see all sorts of artist renderings…
Matthew 2:1-12 {Prayer} As with most Christmas hymns, we pretty much have only the first verse of them memorized. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, however, by only having the first verse memorized, we can easily miss out on the depth and the true meaning of the hymn. Take “What Child Is This”…